Artur Davtyan

2016-2022

Candidate of Legal Sciences, Second Class State Councilor of Justice

According to the Decision of 15.09.2016 of the RA National Assembly, was appointed the RA Prosecutor General.

Born on December 8, 1978, village Horom, Shirak Region. 1985-1995, attended the Secondary School of Horom and was awarded “Gold medal”. 1995 – 1999, entered Yerevan State University, Faculty of Law, Bachelor of Law, 1999 – 2001, entered and graduated from the magistracy of the Faculty of Law of YSU, 2001 – 2004, he entered and graduated from the postgraduate studies at the YSU Department of Criminal Procedure and Forensics. On April 28, 2005, defended his candidate's thesis on the subject "Limits of permissibility of using tactical tricks in the course of crimes investigations" at YSU professional council. On 17.06.2005, he was awarded the scientific degree of Candidate of Legal Sciences. 2000-2001, worked at the laboratory of Criminal Procedure and Forensics, as a senior laboratory assistant, 2001-2005, Head of the laboratory, 2000-2006, Lecturer of the Criminal Procedure and Forensics, 2006-2007, was appointed as a Prosecutor at the Department of Supervision over Legality of Inquest and Preliminary Investigation of the RA Prosecutor General’s Office, 2007-2008, Senior Prosecutor at the Department of Crimes against the Individual of the RA Prosecutor General’s Office, 2008 – 2012, Deputy Head of the Department of Crimes against the Individual of the RA Prosecutor General’s Office, 2012 – 2013, Prosecutor of Shengavit Administrative District of Yerevan City, 2013 – 2016, Prosecutor of Yerevan City, on June 22, 2016, Artur Davtyan was appointed as a Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia by the decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia. Lectured at French University in Armenia, Yerevan State Pedagogical University. Currently he is a lecturer at Yerevan State University. In 2017, by the decree of the President of the Republic, Artur Davtyan, the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia, was awarded the 1st degree medal "For Services to the Motherland" for his significant contribution to strengthening of legality and legal order. By the order of April 20, 2021 of the Russian President Vladimir Putin: RA Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan was awarded with the anniversary medal "300 years of the Prosecutor's Office of Russia" for the effective cooperation between the Prosecutor's Offices of the two countries”. Artur Davtyan was awarded the badge "Honorary Prosecutor of the CIS" of the Coordinating Council of Prosecutors General of the CIS Member States. Also received other departmental awards.

Married with two daughters.