Zhirayr Tevanovich Poghosyan (Armenian: Ժիրայր Պողոսյան; born 15 January 1942) is an Armenian politician who was Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh from 15 June 1998 to 30 June 1999.
He studied in Stepanakert and from 1960–1965 attended the Polytechnic Institute in Yerevan.
From 1969 to 1971, he was a leading designer at the Scientific Research Institute of Microelectronics.
In 1971 he moved to the Electric Engineering Institute where he stayed until 1990, becoming a team leader, deputy head of department, head of department, deputy director for research projects, and senior scientific researcher.
[1] Being active in politics, starting 1992, he was chief specialist of Special Affairs of Armenia and then 1992 acting Deputy Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.