Anna Vachiki Hakobyan (Armenian: Աննա Վաչիկի Հակոբյան; born 1 February 1978) is an Armenian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the Haykakan Zhamanak (Armenian Times) newspaper. From 2018 until their separation in 2026, she was the partner of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan. Unofficially, Hakobyan was regarded as the "First Lady of Armenia", a position that is reserved for the spouses of the President of Armenia.
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Education and career
Anna Hakobyan was born on 1 February 1978, in the Armenian SSR. She graduated from Yerevan Secondary School No. 119 in 1995. She graduated from the Yerevan State University. Hakobyan graduated from the Faculty of Philology, Department of Journalism at Yerevan State University in 1999, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism. After she graduated, she began working as a journalist in Armenia. She is currently the editor-in-chief of the largest newspaper in Armenia, Haykakan Zhamanak. In 2025, she enrolled at Beijing Normal University, where she is pursuing a Master’s degree in Chinese Philosophy.