Mikael Minasyan

Mikayel Minasyan (Armenian: Միքայել Մինասյան; born 1 October 1977) is an Armenian public figure, diplomat, media mogul, Armenia's former Ambassador to the Holy See, Sovereign Military Order of Malta and Portugal.

Mikaelyan was born on 1 October 1977 in Yerevan. He attended Armenian College in Venice, Italy in 1993 and graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor's degree. In 2000 he graduated with honors from University of Trieste with Master's degree. He earned his Ph.D. in History in 2004 from Institute of History at Armenian National Academy of Sciences.

Minasyan worked for MEP Demetrio Volcic from 1999 to 2002 as a consultant for EU-South Caucasus relations.

From 2005 to 2013, he was the Honorary General Consul of San Marino in Armenia.

From 2007 to 2008, Minasyan was part of Armenian then-Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan's staff. After Sargsyan's election of President in 2008, Minasyan became the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the President until 2012.

On 9 March 2013, Minasyan was appointed as Ambassador of Armenia to the Holy See. On 10 December 2013, Minasyan was appointed as Ambassador of Armenia to Sovereign Military Order of Malta (residence in Vatican). On 17 May 2016, Minasyan was appointed as Ambassador Armenia to Portugal (residence in Vatican).

On 1 November 2018, Minasyan was recalled from office of Ambassador of Armenia to the Holy See, Sovereign Military Order of Malta and Portugal.

Minasyan speaks Armenian, English, Italian and Russian.

Mikayel Minasyan is the grandson of prominent Armenian philosopher Mikayel Minasyan and the son of Surb Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center's CEO Ara Minasyan.

He is married to Anush Sargsyan, daughter of the third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and has two children.