Nouneh Sarkissian

Nouneh Sarkissian
First Lady of Armenia
Assumed office
9 April 2018
President Armen Sarkissian
Preceded by Rita Sargsyan
Personal details
Born Նունե Սարգսյան
1954 (age 64)
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Armenian
Spouse(s)
Armen Sarkissian (m. 1983)
Children 2
Residence Residence of the President of Armenia
Occupation Author
Website Official website

Nouneh Sarkissian[note 1] (Armenian: Նունե Սարգսյան, born 1954) is the wife of Armenian President Armen Sarkissian and is the current First Lady of Armenia.

Early life and career

Nouneh was born in Yerevan, Armenia. Her father was a journalist at the local newspaper World of Books, and her mother was a school teacher, She met the future President of Armenia and her future spouse Armen Sarkissian at a school in Yerevan in 1968. After graduating from Yerevan State University, she worked at the Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan. In 1991, she moved to London with her husband and two sons. Since she arrived in London, she has been writing articles on art, music and culture, as well as authoring stories for children. Her books have become highly popular in Armenia, and have been published in Russian, Ukrainian and English.[1][2][3]

While living in Britain, Nouneh Sarkissian and her two sons became British citizens.

Notes

  1. ↑ Her surname is also rendered as Sargsyan.

References

  1. ↑ http://kentron.am/en/news/118470
  2. ↑ http://www.nounehsarkissian.com
  3. ↑ "Nouneh has published 14 children's books in Armenian, Russian, Ukrainian and English". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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