Biography of Newly Appointed Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan

Based on the proposal of the Prime Minister, Anahit Avanesyan has been appointed as the Minister of Health by the decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia.

Anahit Avanesyan was born on March 21, 1981. From 1997 to 2003, she studied at Yerevan State University, where she obtained a master's degree in Civil Law. She continued her education at the American University of Armenia from 2002 to 2004, earning a master's degree in law.

During the same period, she studied at the Center for Leadership Development. In 2003, she participated in the Leadership Program for Young Women of the South Caucasus and, later that year, became acquainted with the structure and functions of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.

Her career began in the Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia (2000-2001). From 2001 to 2002, she provided legal consultancy to the State Reserves Agency. Between 2005 and 2015, she served as a legal advisor for the NGO “Democracy Today.” From 2014 to 2015, she held the position of administrative director at “Arfarmacia” LLC, and subsequently became the general director of the organization until 2016.

From 2017 to 2018, she was the director of “Abovyan 39” LLC, during which time she was also a council member of “Arfarmacia” LLC. On May 24, 2018, she was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Health, and on May 11, 2020, she became the First Deputy Minister of Health. Anahit Avanesyan was appointed Minister of Health on January 18, 2021.

She is married and has three children.