Born on 6 April 1959 in Jermuk.
1980 graduated from Yerevan Polytechnical Institute after K. Marx.
1982-1985 was a post graduate student at the Moscow Supreme Technical University after E. Bauman.
1980-1983 worked as an engineer at the industrial union "Mineral Waters of Armenia".
1983-1985 was an engineer in Yerevan Polytechnical Institute.
1985-1990 worked as a senior engineer of the technical division, head of the division, head of production-technical division at the industrial union of Confectionary and Bakary.
1990-1992 Food Ministry of the ASSR, shop superintendant at "Zovk" production union, director of "Zovk" factory.
1992-1995 Member of the Privatization Committee of the RoA.
1995 Member of the National Assembly, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the RoA National Assembly for Finance, Credit, Fiscal, and Economic Affairs.
1998-1999 RoA Ministry of Defense, Head of Finance and Budgeting Department.
1999-2000 Member of the National Assembly, Head of the Standing Committee of the RoA National Assembly for Finance, Credit, Fiscal, and Economic Affairs.
From November 2000 Minister of Finance and Economy of the RoA.
Since 2006 member of the Republican Party of Armenia.
On 22 July 2006 was elected a member of RPA board.
Married, two children.