Anastas Barkhudar

Anastas Barkhudar
First Secretary of State
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 July 2010
Deputy	Almasd Dzolkert Ashot Vorsapetn
Directorates	See list 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th
Preceded by	Hetav Bartev
Member of the Directory from Armavia
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2010
Preceded by	Ovsanna Manoukian
Member of the Directory from Bayazet
In office 20 July 2000 – 17 July 2008
Preceded by	Isaac Nersessian
Succeeded by	Hetav Bartev
Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs
In office 7 September 1993 – 16 April 1996
Directorates	9th 10th 11th 12th
Preceded by	Anastas Hariri
Succeeded by	Lorin Polat
Personal details
Born	Anastas Barkhudar (1959-02-22) 22 February 1959 Tayots, Armavia, Vardana
Political party	Radical
Other political affiliations	Hravart (before 1983)
Spouse(s)	Delal Azmoun (m. 1988; div. 2011) Berfîn Alikar (m. 2013)
Children	4
Alma mater	Sinasia Provincial University
Military service
Allegiance	Vardana
Branch/service	Vardanan Army
Years of service	1977 – 1984
Rank	Lieutenant

Anastas Barkhudar (born 22 February 1959) is an Vardanan statesman and former military officer serving, who has served as First Secretary of Vardana since 2010. He has been a Member of the Directory of Vardana, representing the People's Republic of Bayazet from 2000 to 2008, and later the Armavia since 2010.

Barkhudar was born in Tayots in the Bayazet. He studied law at the State University of Kajnadzor, graduating in 1982. He was conscripted into the military in 1977, and served as an officer in the Vardanan Army until 1984, earning the rank of Lieutenant. In 1991, he entered politics and worked as an aide to Director George Dopian, and later as the Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1996. He joined the Directory in 1996, following his successful election in Bayazet. Following his 2008 defeat, Barkudar moved to Armavia and, in 2010, was elected director. He became First Secretary in 2010, at the start of the 26th Directory.

As First Secretary, Barkhudar has overseen a growth in the powers of the office. Under his leadership, the Directory has undertaken a modernization of the military, expansion of social spending, but has been widely criticized for regressive policies and attempts to further centralize the government.