Aram Pachyan was born on March 19, 1983, in Vanadzor, Armenia, in the family of medical workers. From 1999 to 2004 he studied in the Law department of Yerevan State University. In 2002 he was awarded with a certificate "British East-West Center and Center of Comparative Jurisprudence" for actively participating in the seminars entitled "The case-law and the European Convention of Human Rights" organized by the British East-West Center. In 2003 he participated in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Court Competition announced by the American Lawyers Association, under the theme "The Defence of the Rights of Women and Children during Civil Wars" and was recognized the Best Orator.
During 2004-2006 he served in the armed forces of Armenia and from 2008 worked in law enforcement bodies.
In 2009 he left his work to devote himself entirely to literature. He was first published in 2007 in "Grakan Tert". Later his stories were periodically published in "Grakan Tert", "Gretert", "Eghitsi Luys", "Narcis" literary magazine. In 2008 he was awarded with the annual prize of "Gretert" for his story "Transparent Bottles". In 2009 he was again awarded with the annual prize of "Gretert" for the story "Robinson". In the same year he won the prize of "Narcis" literary magazine for the stories "Work,Work" and "Chess Novel". In 2009 Aram Pachyan’s stories were included in the collection of modern Armenian prose "Anthology 18-33". In 2010 Aram Pachyan’s received the Youth Prize of the President of Armenia for a series of stories printed in literary press.