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Alen Margaryan (Ալեն Մարգարյան; 11 February 1999 – 30 September 2020) was an Armenian serviceman in the Artsakh Defense Army, participant of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war. In 2021 he was posthumously awarded the Hero of Artsakh military award, which is the highest honorary title of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh.

Biography
Margaryan was born on 11 February 1999. In 2005–2013 he studied at the basic school N 27 after Derenik Demirchyan. After graduating from the basic school, he entered high school N 29 after Andranik Margaryan.

He studied at the Armenian State Pedagogical University. Alen Margaryan was admitted to Boston University, but before continuing his studies there, he decided to do military service. He spoke four languages. Margaryan was a film director by profession. He received his bachelor's degree in Yerevan State University. He was a teacher at Tumo Center for Creative Technologies and aimed to become Minister of Education.

Funeral
On 11 October 2020, Margaryan was buried in the Yerablur Military Pantheon.

Awards and honors
The auditorium 215 of the Faculty of Culture (ASPY) was named after Alen Margaryan. Dean of the Faculty of Culture Gevorg Tadevosyan hoped that naming the auditorium after Alen Margaryan "would serve as a message of patriotism for his friends and the following generations".

Publications
In May 2021, the presentation of the book Ours Alen (Բոլորիս Ալենը) took place, initiated by his friends and relatives.