▁Arts akh ▁State ▁University ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁finished ▁his ▁Post - grad uate ▁course ▁from ▁Arts akh ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁A ray ik ▁Har ut y un yan ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁from ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁Econom y ▁of ▁Arts akh ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁serving ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁to ▁the ▁Minister . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁Ministry ▁and ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁private ▁sector , ▁in ▁Arm ag ro bank , ▁working ▁there ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁National ▁Assembly ▁ ▁He ▁co - f ounded ▁Free ▁Mother land ▁party ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁which ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁parliament ary ▁election ▁winning ▁ 1 0 ▁out ▁of ▁ 3 3 ▁seats ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁Mother land ▁party ▁and ▁the ▁Free ▁Mother land ▁fa ction ▁in ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁A ray ik ▁Har ut y un yan ▁head ed ▁the ▁Commission ▁on ▁Fin an cial , ▁Bud get ▁and ▁Econom y ▁Management ▁in ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁Prem iers hip ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁by ▁then - Pres ident ▁B ako ▁Sah ak yan . ▁His ▁first ▁speech ▁as ▁a ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁was ▁full ▁of