Bako Sahakyan

Bako Sahakyan (, sometimes transcribed as Bako Sahakian or Saakian, born August 30, 1960) is the fourth president of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. He replaced Arkadi Ghukasyan, who held the presidential post for two five-year terms.

Biography
Sahakyan was born in Stepanakert, NKAO, Azerbaijan SSR in 1960. After serving in the Soviet army, he worked for nine years in a Stepanakert factory. In 1990, he joined the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, of which he became a deputy commander.Former Security Chief Wins Nagorno-Karabakh Vote In 1999, he was named interior minister of Nagorno-Karabakh. He also led the Nagorno-Karabakh security service from 2001 to June 2007.

Bako Sahakyan is married and has two children.

References

 Other websites 
 Official website of the President of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic
High turnout in Nagorno-Karabakh

Category:1960 births
Category:Living people
Category:Armenian politicians
Category:Presidents of Nagorno-Karabakh
Category:20th-century Armenian people