President of the National Assembly of Nagorno-Karabakh
| President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh
Արցախի հանրապետության Ազգային ժողովի նախագահ (Armenian) | |
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| Appointer | Elected by National Assembly |
| Term length | coincides with the term of the assembly |
| Inaugural holder | Leonard Petrosyan |
| Formation | September 12, 1991 |
| Website | http://nankr.am |
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The President of the National Assembly of Nagorno-Karabakh, officially President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh (Armenian: Ազգային ժողովի նախագահ, Azgayin zhoghovi naxagah) is the Speaker of the House in the Parliament of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
Until 1995, the post was called Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. From January 1992 to December 1994, until Robert Kocharyan was elected as the President of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Chairman was de facto the head of state of the republic.
The incumbent speaker is Ashot Ghulian, since 1 July, 2005.
List of Presidents of the National Assembly
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
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| Leonard Petrosyan | 12 September 1991 | 8 January 1992 | Independent |
| Artur Mkrtchyan | 8 January 1992 | 14 April 1992 | Independent |
| Georgi Petrosian (acting) | 15 April 1992 | 14 June 1993 | Independent |
| Karen Baburyan | 14 June 1993 | March 1996 | Independent |
| Arthur Tovmasian | March 1996 | 2 December 1997 | Independent |
| Oleg Yesayan | 2 December 1997 | 1 July 2005 | Independent |
| Ashot Ghulian | 1 July 2005 | Democratic |
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