The president of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh (Armenian: Ազգային ժողովի նախագահ, Azgayin zhoghovi naxagah) is the speaker of the House in the Parliament of Artsakh.
Until 1995, the post was called Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. From January 1992 to December 1994, until Robert Kocharyan was elected as the president of Artsakh, the chairman was de facto the head of state of the republic.
Following an Azerbaijani offensive on 19 September 2023, Artsakh agreed to dissolve itself by 1 January 2024, as de jure. In December 2023, this decision was subsequently declared not valid by the Artsakh president.
On May 21 2025, Ashot Danielyan was elected President of the National Assembly, assuming the duties of Acting President of the government-in-exile of the Republic of Artsakh.
List of presidents of the National Assembly ImageNameTook officeLeft officePolitical partyLeonard Petrosyan12 September 19918 January 1992IndependentArtur Mkrtchyan8 January 199214 April 1992IndependentGeorgi Petrosian (acting)15 April 199214 June 1993Independent14 June 1993March 1996IndependentArthur TovmasyanMarch 19962 December 1997IndependentOleg Yesayan2 December 19971 July 2005IndependentAshot Ghulian1 July 200521 May 2020DemocraticArthur Tovmasyan21 May 202029 July 2023Free MotherlandDavit Ishkhanyan7 August 20233 October 2023 (captured by Azerbaijan)Armenian Revolutionary FederationAshot Danielyan21 May 20252 July 2026Free Motherland
See also
National Assembly (Artsakh) Politics of Artsakh President of Artsakh President of the National Assembly of Armenia Prime Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic State Minister of Artsakh
References
External links Office of the Republic of Artsakh