, Russian Prime Minister
Dmitry Medvedev and Moldovan President
Igor Dodon. Hakobyan became the official spouse of the prime minister on 8 May 2018, following her husband's election as prime minister. On 27 February 2026, Hakobyan announced that she had broken off her relationship with
Nikol Pashinyan. Pashinyan noted their marriage was not registered with the Armenian Apostolic Church and wrote "In all my difficult days for the past 30 years, she has stood by my side and been my refuge and support. I am not sure that I have been like that for her. Perhaps I have caused her more bitterness, for which I apologize."
Charity work Just after the election, Hakobyan initiated a meeting with the charitable organisations involved in pediatric cancer and specialists. During the meeting session under her leadership, a working group to improve the state of pediatric cancer in
Armenia was formed. Currently, a charitable foundation, of which Hakobyan is the Honorary President, is in the formation process to support the development of pediatric oncology and hematology in Armenia. On 7 September 2023, Hakobyan personally handed over 1,000+ smartphones, tablets and laptops for
primary schoolchildren at the
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in
Kyiv,
Ukraine. This was Armenia’s first
humanitarian aid for Ukraine since the Russian invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022. She founded the
Erato Detachment, which is the first all-women military unit in the
Armenian Armed Forces. ==References==