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Abrahamyan
Abrahamyan ( arm, Աբրահամյան) and its variants Abrahamian and Aprahamian in Western Armenian is an Armenian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Abrahamyan * Alyosha Abrahamyan (1945–2018), Armenian footballer * Avetik Abrahamyan (born 1980), Armenian-German professional boxer known as Arthur Abraham * Harutyun Abrahamyan (born 2004), basketball player * Hovik Abrahamyan (born 1958), Armenian politician * Khoren Abrahamyan (1930–2004), Armenian actor and film director * Tatev Abrahamyan (born 1988), American chess player Abrahamian * Ara Abrahamian (born 1975), Armenian-Swedish sport wrestler * Atossa Araxia Abrahamian (born 1986), Swiss-American journalist * Bob Abrahamian (1978–2014), American-Armenian soul music deejay, historian, archivist, and record collector. * Ervand Abrahamian (born 1940), American historian * Mark Abrahamian (1966–2012), American musician * Paul Abrahamian (1993), Big Brother Season 18 Contestant Aprahamian * Felix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hovik Abrahamyan
Hovik Argami Abrahamyan (; born 24 January 1959), also known by the nickname Muk ( hy, Մուկ), is an Armenian politician, former member of the ruling Republican Party, he was the Prime Minister of Armenia from 13 April 2014 to 8 September 2016. Previously he was the President of the National Assembly of Armenia. Early life Abrahamyan, born in Mkhchyan village in Armenia's Ararat Province, began his professional career in 1990 as the department head of the Burastan Brandy Factory and later as the president of Artashat wine-brandy factory. In 1995 he became a member of the Armenian parliament. He became Mayor of Artashat in 1996, and the governor of Ararat Province in 1998. Political career Under President Robert Kocharyan's administration, in 2005 he was appointed Minister of the Territorial Administration (which oversees regional government structures), serving until 2008 when he resigned in order to be appointed in April 2008 by the newly elected President Serzh Sargsyan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatev Abrahamyan
Tatev Abrahamyan ( hy, Տաթև Աբրահամյան; born January 13, 1988) is an Armenian-American chess player. She currently holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Career Abrahamyan finished in a tie for first place with Nana Dzagnidze and Varvara Kirillova in the Girls U12 section of the 1999 European Youth Chess Championships, and took the bronze medal on tiebreak. She tied for first in the 2005 U.S. Women's Chess Championship and lost the playoff match to Rusudan Goletiani. In 2006, Abrahamyan won the Girls Under 18 section of the Pan American Youth Chess Festival, held in Cuenca, Ecuador, with a perfect score of 9/9 points. In 2008 Abrahamyan won the Goddess Chess Award for her uncompromising play. She tied for second place with Anna Zatonskih in the 2010 U.S. Women's Championship, behind the winner Irina Krush who achieved a score of 8/9, and took second again in 2011 after drawing with Zatonskih in an "Armageddon" tiebreak game. She competed in the Women's World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khoren Abrahamyan
Khoren Babkeni Abrahamyan ( hy, Խորեն Բաբկենի Աբրահամյան, April 1, 1930, Yerevan – December 10, 2004) was an Armenian actor and director, and People's Artist of the USSR. Abrahamyan was honored with the title People’s Artist of the USSR in 1980. Life and career He studied at the Yerevan Institute of Theater and Fine Arts and graduated in 1951. Since 1951 worked at Sundukyan State Academic Theatre of Yerevan as actor. In 1980, he was appointed its executive director. As a student, Abramyan played several small parts in movies, including Hamo Bek-Nazaryan’s kolkhoz musical ''The Girl from Ararat Valley'' (1949), as well as in Russian productions such as Aleksandr Rou’s children’s film ''The Secret of the Mountain Lake'' (1954), Mikhail Kalatozov’s drama about the cultivation of untilled soil in the steppes of Kazakhstan ''The First Echelon'' (1956), and Aleksandr Zarkhi’s industrial construction tale ''The Height'' (1957). More significant roles i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyosha Abrahamyan
Alyosha Abrahamyan ( hy, Ալյոշա Աբրահամյան; 29 August 1945 – 26 August 2018) was an Armenian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for FC Ararat Yerevan. He has been described as an Armenian football legend. Information He began his career with Shirak SC in 1964. He then moved over to FC Ararat Yerevan from 1965 to 1968, where during the 1965 season, he was named best USSR rookie goalkeeper by Smena magazine. He played a single game for Shirak SC in 1969 then resumed play with FC Ararat Yerevan. He stayed with the club until 1978 then finished off his playing career with Shirak SC in 1979. He was part of Ararat's 1973 Soviet Top League championship, which was the only Armenian team to capture the Soviet championship and helped the club win the Soviet Cup in 1973 and 1975. He became a coach after retirement and was a coach at clubs such as Shirak SC, FC Ararat Yerevan, FC Mika, and FC Urartu. He also was referee from 1981 to 1987. He was awarded the Armeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harutyun Abrahamyan
Harutyun Abrahamyan (born 4 December 1969 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is a retired football goalkeeper from Armenia. He obtained a total number of twenty six caps for the national team. Abrahamyan made his debut on 14 October 1992 in a friendly against Moldova (0–0). Apart from playing in his native country he spent one year in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ... with Keshavarz F.C. (1996–97). National team statistics References * 1969 births Living people Footballers from Yerevan Armenian men's footballers Armenia men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Armenian expatriate men's footballers Soviet men's footballers FC Ararat Yerevan players Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Armenian expatriate sportspeopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Abraham
Avetik Abrahamyan ( hy, Ավետիք Աբրահամյան; born 20 February 1980), best known as Arthur Abraham, is an Armenian-German former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2018. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the IBF middleweight title from 2005 to 2009, and the WBO super-middleweight title twice between 2012 and 2016. Early life Avetik Abrahamyan was born in Yerevan, Soviet Armenia on 20 February 1980 to parents Grigor and Sylvia Abrahamyan. He moved to Germany with his parents and brothers in 1995 at the age of 15. As a teenager, Abraham showed an interest in cycling and eventually became the North Bavarian and Franconian Youth Champion. However, after watching an exciting Mike Tyson fight, Arthur was inspired to become a boxing star too. In 1999, Arthur and his brothers returned to Armenia for military service. After 2002, all the brothers had finished their military service and returned to Germany in 2003. Amateur car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abramyan
Abramyan (Abraamyan) (Armenian: Աբրահամյան) is an Armenian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ara Abramyan (born 1957), Armenian-Russian businessman * Evgeny Aramovich Abramyan (1930–2014), Armenian physicist See also * Abrahamian *Abrahamyan Abrahamyan ( arm, Աբրահամյան) and its variants Abrahamian and Aprahamian in Western Armenian is an Armenian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Abrahamyan * Alyosha Abrahamyan (1945–2018), Armenian footballer * Avetik ... {{surname, Abramyan Armenian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Armenian
Western Armenian ( Classical spelling: , ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly based on the Yerevan Armenian dialect. Until the early 20th century, various Western Armenian dialects were also spoken in the Ottoman Empire, especially in the eastern regions historically populated by Armenians known as Western Armenia. The spoken or dialectal varieties of Western Armenian currently in use include Homshetsi, spoken by the Hemshin peoples; the dialects of Armenians of Kessab, Latakia and Jisr al-Shughur of Syria, Anjar of Lebanon, and Istanbul and Vakıflı, of Turkey (part of the "Sueidia" dialect). Sasun and Mush dialect is also spoken in modern-day Armenia villages such as Bazmaberd and Sasnashen. The Cilician dialect is also spoken in Cyprus, where it is taught in Armenian schools (Nareg), and is the first language of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Abrahamian
Paul Raffi Abrahamian is an American reality television personality and clothing designer, born in Tarzana, California. Abrahamian is best known for their appearances in the United States reality television show ''Big Brother (American TV series), Big Brother'' and related spin-off (media), spin-offs. Early life and education Abrahamian was born in Tarzana, Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California. They are of Armenian and Russian descent. Abrahamian attended Pepperdine University and received a degree in philosophy. ''Big Brother'' From 2016 to 2018, Abrahamian appeared in five consecutive seasons of ''Big Brother'', three times in the parent series and three times in spin-offs. Abrahamian is the first HouseGuest to have twice reached the final two of the competition without winning. Abrahamian was first introduced as a new HouseGuest on ''Big Brother 18 (American season), Big Brother 18'' on June 19, 2016. Throughout their game play, Abrahamian was nominated for evi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Aprahamian
Pablo Alejandro Aprahamian Bakerdjian (born September 13, 1985) is a Uruguayan judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by Rafael Buzacarini Rafael Augusto Buzacarini (born 6 October 1991) is a heavyweight judoka from Brazil. He won a bronze medal at the 2014 Pan American Championships and qualified for the 2016 Olympics. He represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics Th .... His brother Mikael is also a judoka. References External links * 1985 births Living people Uruguayan people of Armenian descent Uruguayan male judoka Olympic judoka of Uruguay Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics South American Games silver medalists for Uruguay South American Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2018 South American Games University of Montevideo alumni {{Uruguay-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Aprahamian
Felix Aprahamian ( arm, Ֆելիքս Աբրահամեան; 5 June 1914 – 15 January 2005), born Apraham Felix Bartev Aprahamian, was an English music critic, writer, concert promoter, publisher's adviser, supporter of young musicians, and friend to some of the last century's most notable musicians. Aprahamian, however, usually described himself as a music critic. He was considered an urbane, flamboyant and warm-hearted man, described by his old friend and colleague John Amis (in ''The Guardian'', 21 January 2005) as "a mixture of characters from Proust and P.G. Wodehouse". Background Felix Aprahamian was born in London in 1914. Christened Apraham Felix Bartev Aprahamian, he changed his name by deed poll to just Felix Aprahamian. His father changed his surname from Hovanessian, deciding to take his own father's Christian name, Apraham, and attach the patronymic –ian, to form Aprahamian, or son of Apraham. At the age of 17, Aprahamian became Assistant Secretary to the Orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian ( fa, آتوسا آبراهامیان) is a New York-based journalist and a senior editor of ''The Nation''. Abrahamian is also the author of the 2015 non-fiction book ''The Cosmopolites: The Coming of the Global Citizen''. Life and career Abrahamian was born in Canada and grew up in Switzerland. Her parents, who are Iranians of Armenian and Russian descent, worked for the United Nations. She holds Swiss, Canadian and Iranian citizenship and speaks English, French, and Russian. Abrahamian is an alumna of the International School of Geneva. She earned an undergraduate degree in philosophy from Columbia College in 2008. She then earned her master's degree at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She began her career as a business journalist for Thomson Reuters. Abrahamian later served as editor for the magazine '' The New Inquiry'' and '' Dissent''. She also worked as an opinion editor for Al Jazeera America. In 2018, she was named a sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
