Candidate of Sciences in History, Senior Researcher of the Institute of History of NAS RA and the Matenadaran after Mashtots, Researcher of the Scientific and Analytical Foundation “Geghard”. Scientific interests: history and source studies, particularly the Melikdoms of Artsakh and the Karabakh Khanate, history of Iran during the era of Nadir-Shah and Armenian-Iranian relations. Author of 5 scientific books and about 80 articles.