Kamo Vardanyan

Kamo Bahaturi Vardanyan (; born 18 March 1966) is an Armenian military officer from the Republic of Artsakh. He served as the last Minister of Defence of Artsakh and Chief of Staff of the Artsakh Defence Army.

Early life and education Vardanyan was born on 18 March 1966 in the village of Norashen, Hadrut District, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. He studied at a rural school in Norshen.

Military career Vardanyan began serving in the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army on 1 February 1992, where he rose from platoon commander to commander of a mountain motorized rifle formation. He participated in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Vardanyan graduated from the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (2006) and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (2019). By decree of President Bako Sahakyan on 6 May 2011, he was promoted to the rank of major general.

Personal life Vardanyan is married and has three children.