Education
She graduated from Yerevan MYUD Law Institute in 1994 and received a patent on advocacy in 1999.
She graduated from Yerevan MYUD Law Institute in 1994 and received a patent on advocacy in 1999.
She is the head of "Heritage" fraction of National Assembly of Armenia. In 1998-1999, she worked as a lawyer of Helsinki Association non-governmental organization, Armenia, in 1999-2000 she was a lawyer in Women's Rights Center non-governmental organization. She was the lawyer at the Wrestling Olympic Youth Sport School of Armenia. From 2000 to 2007 she was the Chairperson of the Advocates for Human Rights non-governmental organization, and the author and presenter of the television programme Advocate.
She was awarded a diploma, an order and a memorial medal by the Armenian All-National Union Zoravar Andranik.
In 2012 she was re-elected to the Armenian parliament. In October 2013, when Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan addressed the Council of Europe"s Parliamentary Assembly in Strasbourg, Postanjyan took the floor to ask him if he had visited a casino in Europe, if it was true that he had lost 70 million euros in the process and where he had obtained the money.
Sargsyan denied ever having visited a casino and Postanjyan was subsequently removed from the Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly. Defending Zaruhi Postanjyan’s right to freedom of speech, Heritage party condemned political persecution of its member.According to the pro-oppsosition website Armenianow.com, Postanjyan got hero’s welcome from supporters at Zvartnots Airport after challenging President in Strasbourg.
People held flowers, balloons and Armenian tricolors as they came to greet Postanjyan.
Since 1999 she is a member of Advocates’ Chamber of Armenia. On May 12, 2007 she was elected a member of the National Assembly of Armenia.