Ara Minasian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. He was born on May 21, 1967. He was awarded the FIDE Grandmaster title in 1999. Minasian has represented Armenia in international competition. He was part of the national team at the Chess Olympiads five times from 1992 to 2000. In 1996, his team achieved the best result, ending up in the 3rd place in Yerevan.
Minasian won the 2001 Cappelle-la-Grande Open. In 2003, he tied for first in the Reykjavik Open but lost in tiebreak. His best achievement is likely winning the 1999 Armenian Chess Championship. His peak rating, as per FIDE, was 2611 in July 1999.