(1976-12-18) 18 December 1976 (age 47) Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party
New Power
Other political affiliations
Civil Contract (2018–2020)[1] National Progress Party of Armenia (2023)
Occupation
Actor, producer, politician
Hayk Hrachyayi Marutyan (Armenian: Հայկ Հրաչյայի Մարության; born December 18, 1976) is an Armenian actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and politician. He was the mayor of Yerevan from October 2018 to December 2021.
Marutyan rose to prominence as half of the comedy duo "Hayko Mko" (with Mkrtich "Mko" Arzumanyan) in the 2000s. They co-produced Kargin Haghordum (2002–09) and Kargin Serial (2010-13). Due to these, he is widely known as Kargin Hayko (Armenian: Կարգին Հայկո) to the Armenian public. He later starred in several comedy films, including Super Mother and Love Odd.
Marutyan became actively involved in civic activism during the presidency of Serzh Sargsyan. During the 2018 revolution he actively supported Nikol Pashinyan. He joined Pashinyan's Civil Contract party and was nominated as their candidate for mayor of Yerevan. He was elected mayor in a landslide victory by garnering some 81% of the votes. Marutyan became the first mayor of Yerevan to be removed by a vote of no confidence by the Yerevan City Council in December 2021 amid political disagreements with the ruling government and Civil Contract party, which he left in December 2020.[2]
In the run up to the 2023 Yerevan City Council election, Marutyan was nominated by the National Progress Party of Armenia as the party's mayoral candidate.[3]
On 1 May 2024, Marutyan founded the New Power party. He was elected party Chairman.
^"Հայկ Մարությանը դուրս է եկել ՔՊ-ից անցյալ տարվա նոյեմբերի 9-ից հետո՝ սեփական նախաձեռնությամբ. Վահագն Ալեքսանյան". civic.am (in Armenian). 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021.
^"Mayor Of Yerevan Removed Amid Conflict With Armenia's Ruling Party". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
^"In Yerevan's Mayoral Election, Coming In First Won't Be Enough". September 14, 2023.
Hayk Hrachyayi Marutyan (Armenian: Հայկ Հրաչյայի Մարության; born December 18, 1976) is an Armenian actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and politician...
written by Vardan Zadoyan and directed by Arman Marutyan and Vahagn Khachatryan, starring HaykMarutyan and Ani Khachikyan. The film was completed in 2014...
Hayko Mko (Armenian: Հայկո Մկո) was an Armenian comedian duo made up of HaykMarutyan (known as Hayko) and Mkrtich Arzumanyan (known as Mko). They are best...
written by Robert Martirosyan and directed by Arman Marutyan and Vahagn Khachatryan, starring HaykMarutyan and Garik Papoyan. Two friends, Aram and Rafo,...
aired on February 16, 2020. The series takes place in Yerevan, Armenia. HaykMarutyan plays the character of Garnik Azizyan – a clothes store seller, who...
main villain of the first movie, helps Karen to get back the money. HaykMarutyan as Karen and Karine Barseghyan Garik Papoyan as Menua and Monika Ani...
council elections took place in 2018, 2017 and 2013. "Yerevan Mayor HaykMarutyan loses no-confidence vote, Hrachya Sargsyan named successor". armenpress...
shows, programs and movies: Nazeni Hovhannisyan Mkrtich Arzumanyan HaykMarutyan Andranik Harutyunyan Rafael Yeranosyan David Babakhanyan Robert Mavisakalyan...
Avinyan's primary challenger was opposition candidate and former mayor HaykMarutyan. Marutyan, the former mayoral candidate of the My Step Alliance, was elected...
(formerly Leninakan). He is known from the comedy duo "Hayko Mko" (with HaykMarutyan). The duo’s most famous shows were Kargin Haghordum and Kargin Serial...
for 15 years, Areyan became Chief Advisor to the Mayor, first under HaykMarutyan, then under Hrachya Sargsyan. Sargsyan stepped down in March 2023, leaving...
alliance participated in the 2018 Yerevan City Council election with HaykMarutyan as a candidate for Mayor and won 57 seats out of 65 in the Yerevan City...
works will launch in early 2020. Also in 2019, the Mayor of Yerevan HaykMarutyan announced that the preliminary stages have begun to extend the metro...
2018. Sargsyan became Mayor on 22 December 2021 when incumbent mayor HaykMarutyan lost a no confidence vote. Hrachya Sargsyan stepped down as mayor on...
the show include Marcus Miller, Nikol Pashinyan, Hovhannes Azoyan, HaykMarutyan, Sebu Simonian, Arto Tunçboyacıyan, Nazeni Hovhannisyan, and Ralph Yirikian...
sitcom airing on the Armenia TV channel from October 2010 to June 2013. HaykMarutyan as Vardan, a bachelor, home broker, dangler. Mkrtich Arzumanyan as Adik...
to attend a televised debate. She came a very distant second behind HaykMarutyan. Naira studied in Yerevan School 21. In 1987 she graduated from the...
the My Step Alliance, which won the elections, and their candidate HaykMarutyan became the Mayor of Yerevan. The My Step Alliance took part in the 2018...
the 2023 Yerevan City Council election with former Mayor of Yerevan HaykMarutyan nominated as the party's mayoral candidate. Following the election,...
The My Step Alliance won the municipal elections and their candidate HaykMarutyan was appointed as the Mayor of Yerevan. Bright Alliance came in third...
former actor and comedian HaykMarutyan, got more than 81% of the vote and won 57 out of 65 seats in the city council. Marutyan was endorsed by Pashinyan...
All-Armenian Fund, as well as road construction works in cooperation with HaykMarutyan and Vazgen Asatryan in the near-border village Haterk in Martakert region...
Kargin Haghordum Genre Comedy Directed by David Babakhanyan Starring HaykMarutyan Mkrtich Arzumanyan Country of origin Armenia Original language Armenian...
by the Davtashen Bridge, opened in 2000. In 2019, Mayor of Yerevan HaykMarutyan announced that preliminary work had begun to extend the Yerevan Metro...
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