# Ralph Yirikian

_Lebanese-Armenian businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-10-07

> Ralph Yirikian is an Armenian businessman who is the current General Director of Ucom, and was formerly the General Director of VivaCell-MTS, a 2005 startup company which became Armenia's leading telecommunications operator and one of the top taxpayers. As reported, he left the company in 2022 to concentrate on his own business.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 16 November 1967 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4205845#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Beirut ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4205845#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Lebanon; Armenia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4205845#P27))
- **Occupation:** businessperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4205845#P106))
- **Education:** American University of Beirut ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4205845#P69))
- **Awards:** Zhukov Medal; Khorenatsi medal; Order of the Badge of Honour; Order For Merit to the Fatherland - 2nd degree; Gold medal from the Ministry of Culture of Armenia; Garegin Nzhdeh medal; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4205845#P166))

## Questions

**When was Ralph Yirikian born?**  
Ralph Yirikian was born on 16 November 1967 in Beirut.

**Where did Ralph Yirikian study?**  
Ralph Yirikian was educated at American University of Beirut.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ralph Yirikian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Yirikian) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q4205845](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4205845) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: 1166-0040-F2-retouched-GGsquare-var2.tif by Erna Sargsyan (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1166-0040-F2-retouched-GGsquare-var2.tif)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Ralph Yirikian, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: 1166-0040-F2-retouched-GGsquare-var2.tif — Erna Sargsyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Ralph Yirikian". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ralph-yirikian. Retrieved 7 November 2026.