Karen Abrahamyan (Armenian: Կարեն_Աբրահամյան; born 4 December 1966) is a politician and general, who is the former Minister of Defence of Artsakh.

During the 6 years, he studied at the Institute of National Economy of Armenia with a major in economics.

In the mid-1990s, he began to become more involved in the activities of the newly formed defense army in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

In 1998, entered the Russian Defense Ministry’s Military University and graduated with honours.

Once he returned to Armenia in 2001, he spent the next 15 years rising through ranks while serving in essential military positions in the Armenian Armed Forces.