Alen Margaryan

Alen Margaryan (; 11 February 1999 – 30 September 2020) was an Armenian serviceman in the Artsakh Defense Army, participant of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war. In 2021 he was posthumously awarded the Hero of Artsakh military award, which is the highest honorary title of the Republic of Artsakh.

Biography Margaryan was born on 11 February 1999. In 2005–2013 he studied at the basic school N 27 after Derenik Demirchyan. After graduating from the basic school, he entered high school N 29 after Andranik Margaryan. He received his bachelor's degree in the Armenian State Pedagogical University, where he studied filmmaking. Margaryan was a teacher at the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies and aimed to become Minister of Education. He was admitted to Boston University, but before continuing his studies there, he decided "to pay the debt to the homeland".

Funeral On 11 October 2020, Margaryan was buried in the Yerablur Military Pantheon.

Awards and honors By the decree of the President of the Republic of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan, Alen Margaryan has been posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Artsakh.

The auditorium 215 of the Faculty of Culture (ASPY) was named after Alen Margaryan.

Publications On 8 May 2021, took place the presentation of the book about Alen Margaryan entitled "Our Alen" , which was initiated by his friends and relatives.