Rita Sargsyan

Rita Aleksandri Sargsyan (Armenian: Ռիտա Ալեքսանդրի Սարգսյան, née Dadayan (Դադայան), born 6 March 1962) is the wife of Serzh Sargsyan. She was born to a military family and is a music teacher by specialization.[1][2]

Rita Sargsyan
Spouse of the Prime Minister
In role
17 April 2018 – 23 April 2018
Prime MinisterNikol Pashinyan
Preceded byLilit Karapetyan
Succeeded byLilit Karapetyan
In role
4 April 2007 – 9 April 2008
Prime MinisterSerzh Sargsyan
First Lady of Armenia
In role
9 April 2008 – 9 April 2018
PresidentSerzh Sargsyan
Preceded byBella Kocharyan
Succeeded byNouneh Sarkissian
Personal details
Born
Rita Aleksandri Dadayan

(1962-03-06) 6 March 1962
Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Soviet Union
NationalityArmenian
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1983)
ProfessionMusic teacher
ReligionArmenian Apostolic Church
WebsiteOfficial website

Biography

In 1983, she became married her husband Serzh, with whom they have two daughters, Anush and Satenik and four grandchildren, Mariam, Rita, Ara and Serzh.[3][4][5]

Activities as First Lady

Rita Sargsyan sponsored the Donate Life charity foundation, which assists children suffering from blood cancer and other severe diseases, as well as the Autism and Aragil national foundations. Since 2010, Sargsyan has been the Chairperson of Board of Trustees of the Foundation. The following international competitions are held under the auspices of First Lady Sargsyan, with notable events having included the Aram Khachaturian International Contest of Classical Music and the Yerevan International Music Festival hosted by the Amrenian National Philharmonic Orchestra.

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References
  1. Official website of the President of Armenia. Rita Sargsyan. First Lady of Armenia
  2. Documentary "Married to the president", «Rossia 24» (in Armenian)
  3. "«Հասարակությանը ներկայացնելու այնքան քիչ բան ունեն, որ Հռոմի Պապի տված պատարագն են սեփականացնում»". ԳԱԼԱ (in Armenian). Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. "Հարցը Զարուհուն հուշել էր Սերժ Սարգսյանը". www.a1plus.am. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  5. Intell-Sol.com. "Միշիկական քարոզչամեքենան «բուքսավատ» է անում". www.7or.am. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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