Artur Mkrtchyan (Armenian: Արթուր Մկրտչյան; February 16, 1959–April 14, 1992) was the First Chairman of Supreme Council of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, elected on January 7, 1992. He made an important contribution to reinforcing defensive capability of Artsakh, but was fatally shot under unclear circumstances in April 1992.