Varsen Aghabekian

Varsen Aghabekian
فارسين أغابكيان
Վարսեն Աղաբեկյան
Aghabekian in 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
Assumed office
23 June 2025
PresidentMahmoud Abbas
Prime MinisterMohammad Mustafa
Preceded byMohammad Mustafa
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
In office
31 March 2024 – 23 June 2025
PresidentMahmoud Abbas
Prime MinisterMohammad Mustafa
Foreign Affairs MinisterMohammad Mustafa
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice disestablished
Personal details
Born1958 (age 67–68)
Education
ProfessionPolitician, academic
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Varsen Aghabekian (born 1958) is a Palestinian politician and academic. She was appointed the minister of state for foreign affairs and expatriates by the Palestinian Authority on 31 March 2024, and then the minister of foreign affairs and expatriates by presidential decree on 23 June 2025. Prior to her tenure in government, Aghabekian worked in cultural and social projects in Palestine and also served as a dean and associate professor at Al-Quds University.