Raya Nazaryan | |
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Рая Назарян | |
Speaker of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office 20 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Rosen Zhelyazkov |
Member of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office 19 October 2022 | |
Constituency | 24th MMC –Sofia |
Personal details | |
Born | Raya Nazar Nazaryan 16 September 1985 Varna,Bulgaria |
Political party | GERB |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Sofia University |
Occupation |
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Raya Nazar Nazaryan (born 16 September 1985) is a Bulgarian politician who has served as the Speaker of the National Assembly since June 2024. [1] A member of the GERB party, she has served as a member of the National Assembly since 2022. [2]
Nazaryan is of Armenian origin, a descendant of refugees from the Armenian genocide. [3]
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