Ruben Hayrapetyan

Ruben Rafiki Hayrapetyan (Armenian: Ռուբեն Ռաֆիկի Հայրապետյան, born 9 March 1963 in Yerevan, Armenia),^[1] also known by his nickname Nemets Rubo (Rubo The German),^[2] is an Armenian football official,^[3] a former member of the Armenian Parliament and a businessman.^[4]

Ruben Hayrapetyan

Between 2002-2018, Hayrapetyan was the president of the Football Federation of Armenia (FFA).^[1] He was elected to the Armenian Parliament twice, in 2003 and 2007.^[5] On 3 July 2012 he was forced to step down from Parliament, after the controversial death of an army doctor at a restaurant owned by him.^[6]

In 2014, Hayrapetyan started investing in different business projects.^[4] Since 2007, he has been a member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). He holds a degree in economics from the Armenian State University of Economics.^[1]

References

1. "Ruben HAYRAPETYAN". National Assembly of Armenia. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
2. "Հլը սրան տարեք ստեղից. Նեմեց Ռուբո". Armtimes.com (in Armenian). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
3. "No Charges to be Brought for Beating of Air Armenia CEO". Asbarez. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
4. "Zhoghovurd: Ruben Hayrapetyan starts investing in business projects in Nagorno-Karabakh". TERT AM, LLC. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
5. "President of Armenia's Football Federation abandons politics". NEWS.am. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
6. "Harsnakar Owner Resigns from Parliament Following Avetyan Murder". The Armenian Weekly. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2016.