Anna Hakobyan Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real Name/Full Name	Anna Vachiki Hakobyan [1]Sing Tao
Profession	Journalist
Famous For	Being the wife of the 16th Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 177 cm in meters- 1.77 m in feet & inches- 5’ 10”
Eye Colour	Turquoise
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 February 1978 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2020)	42 Years
Birthplace	Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR (now the Republic of Armenia)
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Signature
Nationality	Armenian
Hometown	Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR (now the Republic of Armenia)
College/University	• The University of Yerevan (1997) • American University of Armenia (2001)
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Journalism [2]armedia.am
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Husband	Nikol Pashinyan
Children	Son- Ashot Pashinyan (born in 2000) Daughter- Mariam, Shushan & Apri

Some Lesser Known Fact About Anna Hakobyan

• Born and raised in Armenia’s Yerevan, Anna Hakobyan is the editor-in-chief of the largest circulated Armenian Newspaper, Haykakan Zhamanak” (The Armenian Times). Most importantly, she is the spouse of the 16th PM of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan. She became popular after she took part in the 2018 Armenian Revolution (commonly known as Velvet Revolution) which was headed by Nikol Pashinyan, who was then a member of the Armenian Parliament.

• Anna Hakobyan grew up with an aspiration of making a career in journalism, therefore, she graduated from the Department of Journalism at Yerevan State University, where she first met her future husband, Nikol Pashinyan.
  

  An old picture of Anna Hakobyan and Nikol Pashinyan in their youth days

• She started her career as a journalist at “Haykakan Zhamanak” (The Armenian Times) in 2003, where Nikol Pashinyan was already the editor-in-chief.

• After Nikol Pashiniyan was imprisoned in the wake in the 2008 Armenian protests owing to political reasons in 2008, Anna was temporarily positioned as the editor-in-chief of The Armenian Times. She went through a hard time until Nikole was released from prison in May 2011.
  

  A picture of Anna Hakobyan with her daughters at their apartment from the time when Nikol Pashinyan was in prison

• In 2013, she permanently took over the position of the editor-in-chief of The Armenian Times. This was after Nikol was elected as the member of the Armenian parliament in 2012.

• She actively took part in the 2018 Armenian Revolution protests, which resulted in pushing previous PM Serzh Sargsyan out of power and the election of Nikol Pashinyan as the new Prime Minister of Armenia.

• After Nikole assumed the office as the PM of Armenia, she established two charitable foundations, namely My Step” foundation and “City of Smile” foundation. “My Step” foundation works towards improving Armenia in five major areas, i.e., social, educational, health, cultural and environmental. Apart from that, “City of Smile” foundation was started to assist and provide professional support service to children and young people on their journey to conquer cancer.
  

  Anna Hakobyan interacting with cancer-ridden children in an Armenian hospital

• Considering the tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, she started “Women For Peace” campaign. This campaign is aimed at promoting peace and also to call out for a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh region conflict between both the countries.

• Amid the violent conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in October 2020, she took to her social media account to announce her participation in the combat training before she joins the Armenian armed forces on the Karabakh border.
  

  Armenian Prime Minister’s wife Anna Hakobyan shooting a gun during a military training session