Was born on January 7, 1953 in Yerevan.

In 1974  graduated from Yerevan State University receiving a qualification as a lawyer.
1974-1978 - Investigator at Prosecutor’s Office of Segezha region of Autonomous Republic of Karelia,
1978-1979 - Senior investigator at Prosecutor’s Office of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region,
1979-1981 - Assistant to Prosecutor of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region,
1981-1985 - Head of the Investigative Division of Prosecutor’s Office of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region,
1985-1986 - Assistant to Prosecutor of Martakert region,
1986-1989 - Investigator at interdistrict Prosecutor’s Office of Artik,
1989-1998 - Investigator for particularly important cases adjunct to the SSRA Prosecutor, RA Prosecutor General,
IV-IX.1998 - Head of investigative sector of the RA Prosecutor’s Office,
1998-1999 - The RA Prosecutor General,
1999-2004 - The RA Deputy Prosecutor General,
2004-2013 - The RA Prosecutor General,
2014-2018 - The Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee.
On March 23, 1999 by the RA President’s decree conferred the rank State Counsellor of Justice․
In 2003 awarded the honorary title of the RA Honored Lawyer of the Republic of Armenia by the RA President.
In 2005 by the RA Prime Minister’s decision awarded with a certificate of appreciation, in 2006 - with the RA Prime Minister’s commemorative medal, in 2006 by the RA President’s decree awarded the first degree Medal “For Services to the Motherland”, in 2015 - with Medal of “Mkhitar Gosh”.
He was awarded with various departmental awards.
Married, father of three children.