Armen Benyan, the chief doctor at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Samara Arena and the Samara Regional Clinical Hospital named after V.D. Seredavin, has been appointed Minister of Health of Russia’s Samara Region.

“During this grave period of the pandemic, Armen Benyan has shown himself as a human being in all senses of the word, as well as an experienced manager, organizer and a person who inspires the staff. Thanks to his actions, we are able to overcome the diseases,” Head of Samara Region Dmitry Azarov said.