Richard Giragosian: key obituary facts
Is Richard Giragosian dead? Yes. Richard Giragosian died on September 19, 2026, at age 61.
Cause of death: Richard Giragosian's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Richard Giragosian known for?
He was a politician.
More about Richard Giragosian
Born: 8 January 1965.
Place of birth: Providence.
Place of death: Istanbul.
Gender: male.
Occupation: politician, political scientist.
Nationality: United States.
Richard Giragosian, an Armenian-American academic and political scientist, died on September 19, 2026, aged 61.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, on January 8, 1965, he became known as a contributing analyst for Al Jazeera and the Asia Times. He also worked as a consultant for the Asian Development Bank, the European Union Delegation to Armenia, the French Ministry of Defence, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the U.S.
Department of State. Giragosian wrote for the European Council on Foreign Relations, Le Monde, the Moscow Times and the Turkish Policy Quarterly, and from 2002 to 2006 served as a guest lecturer for U.S. Army Special Forces at Fort Bragg. He also spent nine years on the professional staff of the U.S. Congress’s Joint Economic Committee.