Rafael Mikhailovich Minasbekyan

He went on to pursue his graduate studies and in 2006 obtained a PhD in Economics for his dissertation on "Development of intellectual capital of an enterprise using information technology to create high-tech products".

In 1995, he completed with distinction his medical residency in Psychotherapy. In 2006, he graduated from the Moscow Academy of labour market and information technology (MARTIT) specializing in "Management of organizations and anti-crisis management".

In 1991, he began his career of a producer, screenwriter and director on television. 1993–1994 – Managing partner and Member of the Executive Board of the Cultural Commercial Company "Sharm" (Yerevan). 1994–1997 – Managing Partner and President of production studio Amber (Moscow) 1997 – 2002 – Managing Partner and President of the «Gorod» TV project studio (Moscow).

In 1990, with a group of friends he created a KVN team, "ErMI". In 1992 and 1994, the team, where he was a captain, won the championship of the KVN Major League. In 1995 he was the captain of "CIS United" and one of the captains in "World United" KVN teams.

Rafael Mikhailovich Minasbekyan (born 2 February 1968) is a producer, screenwriter, executive manager of organizations. CEO of GK GPM KIT (Gazprom Media Group. Film. Internet. Television) – a part of the largest media holding of Russia and Eastern Europe – "Gazprom Media".

Rafael Minasbekyan was born on 2 February 1968, in Yerevan. He is married with two children, a son and a daughter. In 1984 he graduated from Kamo highschool, № 76. In 1992, hegraduated from Yerevan State Medical Institute (YerMI) specializing in general medicine.