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Anastas Barkhudar | |
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| First Secretary of State | |
| Assumed office 22 July 2010 | |
| Deputy | Isaac Vorsapetn Lucine Argutian |
| Preceded by | Elena Devetzi |
| Member of the Directory from National at-large | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Penyamin Bartev |
| Member of the Directory from Bayazet | |
| In office 20 July 2000 – 17 July 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Nersessian |
| Succeeded by | Ovsanna Manoukian |
| 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 22 February 1959 Tayots, Bayazet, Vardana |
| Political party | Radical |
| Other political affiliations | Revolutionary Workers' Party (before 1983) |
| Spouse(s) | Delal Azmoun (m. 1988; div. 2011) Berfîn Alikar (m. 2013) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | State University of Kajnadzor |
| 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 national constituency since 2010. He has led the .
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 Mysia, becoming First Secretary in 2010.
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.