Ara Babloyan
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Ara Babloyan | |
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Արա Բաբլոյան | |
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| President of the National Assembly | |
| In office 18 May 2017 – 14 January 2019 | |
| President | Serzh Sargsyan Armen Sarkissian |
| Preceded by | Galust Sahakyan |
| Succeeded by | Ararat Mirzoyan |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 12 May 2007 – 14 January 2019 | |
| Minister of Healthcare | |
| In office 1991–1997 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Mihran Nazaretyan |
| Succeeded by | Gagik Stamboltsyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1947 |
| Party | Republican Party of Armenia |
| Alma mater | Yerevan State Medical University |
| Occupation | Pediatrician Politician |
Ara Babloyan (Armenian:Արա Բաբլոյան; born 5 May 1947) is an Armenian pediatric surgeon and politician, and the former President of the National Assembly of Armenia.
Babloyan earned his M.D. from M. Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University in 1971. He specialized in pediatric surgery, as well as kidney and liver transplantation, through training in Russia, Belgium, Switzerland, and France, achieving a postdoctoral degree and a professorship.
His medical career included roles at various hospitals, culminating in his leadership as Head of the Urology Department at Yerevan Children's Clinical Hospital No. 3 (1982–1990) and the founding of the "Specialized Center of Urology, Nephrology, and Pediatric Surgery" in 1990. He also served as Chair of Pediatric Surgery at Yerevan State Medical University and was Armenia’s Chief Pediatric Surgeon.
Babloyan was Minister of Health from 1991 to 1997 and later held executive positions at "Arabkir" Children's Clinical Centre and the United Children Charitable Fund. Internationally, he was a member of the WHO Executive Committee and contributed to various pediatric and nephrology organizations.
Transitioning into politics, he served in Armenia’s National Assembly from 2007 to 2017, chairing the Standing Committee on Health Care. In 2017, he was elected President of the National Assembly, capping a career dedicated to medicine and public service.[1]