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Karlen Tonakan Hayrapetyan (November 15, 1961, Kakavadzor village, Aragatsotn region, Armenia) Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (1990),businessman, scientist.

Background
He was born on November 15, 1961 in the village of Kakavadzor, Aragatsotn region. after graduating from the local school in 1978, he entered YSU Faculty of Physics. In 1983 he graduated with honors from the same faculty. 1983-1985 He worked at the Institute of Applied Problems in Physics. 1983-1985 graduated from the postgraduate course of the National Academy of Sciences. 1988-1990 He worked at the X-ray center at the university. In 1990 he defended his PhD thesis in "Solid State Physics" and received the title of Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. In 2008, he founded the X RAY PNJERI’’ Laboratory, which conducted fundamental research in the field of solid state physics. he is the author of about 30 scientific articles and 4 inventions.

Business activity
In 1991, together with his friends, founded "Punj" company, which was engaged in the import, export and wholesale of various goods. Lamp, leather, shoes, butter, (Valio) drink (Diageo). Then "Punj" company bought 16% of "Ardshinbank" CJSC shares, which it lost in 2002, when "Ardshinbank" CJSC went bankrupt. In 2001 he founded "MARNIK" Limited Liability Company, which is the legal successor of "Punj" company.

Personal life
He is married and has two sons and two grandchildren.