Anastas Barkhudar

Anastas Barkhudar
6th President of Vardana
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 February 2010
Premier	Samuel Heliz Philippos Morad Isaac Vorsapetn
Preceded by	Penyamin Bartev
10th Premier of Vardana
In office 20 April 2009 – 12 February 2010
President	Penyamin Bartev
Preceded by	Kersam Gulasor
Succeeded by	Samuel Heliz
General Secretary of the Revolutionary Workers' Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 June 2006
Deputy	Isaac Vorsapetn
Preceded by	Samuel Heliz
Chief Secretary to the President
In office 7 September 1998 – 16 April 2001
President	Zoravar Davtyan
Preceded by	Anastas Hariri
Succeeded by	Lokman Polat
Personal details
Born	Anastas Barkhudar (1959-02-22) 22 February 1959 Tayots, Vardanan SR, Vardana
Political party	Revolutionary Workers' Party
Other political affiliations	Unity (2001–2004) Revolutionary Workers' Party (before 1992)
Spouse(s)	Delal Azmoun (m. 1988; div. 2011) Berfîn Alikar (m. 2012)
Children	4
Alma mater	State University of Kajnadzor
Military service
Allegiance	Vardana
Branch/service	Vardanan Army
Years of service	1983 – 1990
Rank	Lieutenant

Anastas Barkhudar (born 22 February 1959) is an Vardanan statesman and former military officer serving as President of Vardana since 2010. He was Premier of Vardana from 2009 until 2010. During his term as Premier, he oversaw the impeachment and conviction of President Penyamin Bartev, before eventually becoming President. He is a member of the Revolutionary Workers' Party, and has served as General Secretary since 2006.

Barkhudar was born in Tayots in the Vardanan SR. He studied law at the State University of Afar, graduating in 1982. He joined the military in 1983, and served as an officer in the Vardanan Army until 1991, earning the rank of Lieutenant. From 1985 until the end of his active service, he was a member of the {special forces}. In 1991, he entered politics and worked as an aide to Premier Fadil Nematollah, and later to President Zoravar Davtyan, under whom he served as Chief Secretary. He rose to national prominence when he assisted {police org} in apprehending President Davtyan after he refused to step down following a loss in the 2001 presidential election. Barkhudar ran for president in the 2007 election, where he was defeated by Penyamin Bartev. At the 2009 special election, his party earned a majority of the Assembly and Barkhudar was appointed Premier.

He became President in 2010, and served over half of Bartev's term. In 2013, he was elected to his first term as President, defeating Michael Perejuni by a 50% to 30% margin. Due to serving over half of Bartev's term, he is constitutionally limited from standing in the 2019 election, which prohibits more than two sequential terms. However, in summer 2018, legislation was introduced to amend the constitution to remove presidential term limits.