Rustam Basasyan appointed Minister of Justice

Based upon Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's proposal, President Armen Sarkissian has signed a decree to appoint Rustam Badasyan Armenia's new Minister of Justice.

The official document was released by the presidential office earlier today.

Badasyan was born on January 27, 1991 in Yerevan. In 2011, he graduated Yerevan State University's Department of Law, obtaining a bachelor's degree.

In 2013, he completed a master's program in laws from the National Academy of Sciences. Badasyan also holds a license of attorney from the School of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia.