The president of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh (Armenian: Ազգային ժողովի նախագահ, Azgayin zhoghovi naxagah) was the speaker of the House in the ParliamentofArtsakh.
| President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh | |
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| Արցախի հանրապետության Ազգային ժողովի նախագահ (Armenian) | |
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| Appointer | Elected by National Assembly |
| Term length | coincides with the term of the assembly |
| Inaugural holder | Leonard Petrosyan |
| Formation | September 12, 1991 |
| Final holder | Davit Ishkhanyan |
| Abolished | January 1, 2024 |
| Website | http://nankr.am |
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 was dissolved on 1 January 2024.[1]
The last speaker was Davit Ishkhanyan of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.[2]
| Image | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party |
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Leonard Petrosyan | 12 September 1991 | 8 January 1992 | Independent |
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Artur Mkrtchyan | 8 January 1992 | 14 April 1992 | Independent |
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Georgi Petrosian (acting) | 15 April 1992 | 14 June 1993 | Independent |
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Karen Baburyan [hy] | 14 June 1993 | March 1996 | Independent |
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Arthur Tovmasyan | March 1996 | 2 December 1997 | Independent |
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Oleg Yesayan | 2 December 1997 | 1 July 2005 | Independent |
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Ashot Ghulian | 1 July 2005 | 21 May 2020 | Democratic |
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Arthur Tovmasyan | 21 May 2020 | 29 July 2023[3] | Free Motherland |
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Davit Ishkhanyan | 7 August 2023 | 1 January 2024 | Armenian Revolutionary Federation |
