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Nalbandian
Nalbandian ( hy, Նալբանդյան; Western Armenian: Նալպանտեան) is an Armenian surname that derives from hy, նալբանդ, lit=one who makes horseshoes, translit=nalband, label=none, which is of Persian origin. Nalbandian may refer to: People Nalbandian * Abbas Nalbandian (1947 – 1987), Iranian playwright * Armen Nalbandian (born 1978), American Jazz pianist/composer * David Nalbandian (born 1982), Argentine tennis player * Edward Nalbandian (1927 – 2006), American-Armenian businessman, owner of Zachary All Clothing * John B. Nalbandian (born 1969), American-Armenian lawyer * Joseph Nalbandian (1919 – after 1985), Lebanese-Armenian football player and manager * Louise Nalbandian, American-Armenian historian and professor * Maria Nalbandian (born 1985), Lebanese-Armenian singer *Mikayel Nalbandian (1829 – 1866), Armenian writer, poet, political theorist and activist Nalbandyan * Aleksan Nalbandyan (born 1971), Armenian and Russian amateur boxer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikayel Nalbandian
Mikayel Nalbandian ( hy, Միքայել Նալբանդյան; ) was a Russian-Armenian writer, poet, political theorist and activist. Nalbandian was born in Nakhichevan-on-Don, an Armenian town in southern Russia, and traveled extensively, although he visited Armenia itself only once. A radical intellectual, Nalbandian was an avid advocate of secularism and anti-clericalism, the use of modern Armenian (as opposed to classical Armenian) and a vocal critic of the conservative clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He also espoused anti-Catholicism. Inspired by the Enlightenment and the Italian unification, Nalbandian advocated reform, cultural nationalism and agrarianism among Armenians. In his later years he was influenced by Russian radicals such as Alexander Herzen and Nikolay Chernyshevsky. For his association with them, he was persecuted and died in exile at 37. A champion of modernism, he is seen as a follower of Khachatur Abovian. In turn, he influenced many others, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Nalbandian
Armen Nalbandian (born April 6, 1978, in Manchester, England) is a British-born Armenian American jazz pianist, composer, author, and activist from Los Angeles, California. Music Highly influenced by Thelonious Monk, Nalbandian performs jazz, free and avant-garde jazz, improvised and experimental music. While his primary ensemble is the Armen Nalbandian Trio, he has led more than 30 different ensembles and composed over 1200 works ranging from music for string quartets, chamber music, orchestral music, electronic music, scores for theater, experimental hiphop, 'Conduction' pieces inspired by Butch Morris' approach, new Japanese and Armenian inspired folk music, and John Zorn inspired "game pieces" in addition to having performed a solo piano concert of Zorn's Masada music with the encouragement and blessing of the composer. His groups include the Armen Nalbandian Trio (with Eric Revis and Nasheet Waits), Armen Nalbandian V (with Jeff Parker Chris Speed, Eric Revis, and Alex Cline) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian (; born 1 January 1982) is an Argentine retired professional tennis player who played on the ATP Tour from 2000 until his retirement in 2013. He reached the highest ranking in singles of world No. 3 in March 2006. Nalbandian was runner-up in the singles event at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships. During his career, he won 11 singles titles, including the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005 and two Masters 1000 tournaments. Nalbandian is the only male Argentine player in history who ever reached the semifinals or better at all four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments and reached the men's singles final at Wimbledon. He was a member of the Argentina Davis Cup team, Argentinian Davis Cup team who reached the finals of the World Group in 2006, 2008 and 2011. Nalbandian played right-handed with a two-handed backhand, which was known for being a devastating shot. Since his retirement, Nalbandian has taken up the sport of rally racing and has competed in Rally Arg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Nalbandyan
Eduard Aghvani Nalbandian ( hy, Էդվարդ Աղվանի Նալբանդյան; born July 16, 1956) is an Armenian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia from April 2008 to May 2018. Biography Edward Nalbandian was born in 1956 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR. At the age of 22 he graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations. In 1988 he received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR National Academy of Sciences. Nalbandian speaks Armenian, French, English, Russian and Arabic. He is married and has a daughter. Diplomatic career Nalbandian started his diplomatic career in 1978. After obtaining his doctorate degree in political science, Nalbandian was sent first to Lebanon as a diplomat and then, in 1986, appointed First Secretary of the USSR Embassy in Egypt. In 1982, Nalbandian was the youngest diplomat in the Soviet Union to be awarded the highest diplomatic medal for his service, the Peoples Friendsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Nalbandian
Joseph Nalbandian ( ar, جوزف نلبنديان; 1919 – after 1985) was a Lebanese football player and manager. During the 1930s and 1940s, Nalbandian played as a goalkeeper for DPHB, Hilmi-Sport, Sagesse, Homenetmen, and Nahda, at club level. He also represented Lebanon internationally. Nalbandian coached Homenetmen, from 1947 to 1972, and Lebanon, during the 1950s and 1960s. He was in the Regional Committee of Homenetmen between 1965 and 1971, and was General Secretary of the Lebanese Football Association between 1967 and 1985. Honours Manager Homenetmen Beirut * Lebanese Premier League: 1947–48, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1962–63, 1968–69 * Lebanese FA Cup: 1947–48, 1961–62 Lebanon * Mediterranean Games third place: 1959 * Arab Nations Cup third place: 1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbas Nalbandian
Abbas Nalbandian ( fa, عباس نعلبندیان; 1947 – 28 May 1987) was an Iranian playwright who wrote several absurdist plays in the 1960s and 1970s. His plays had very long and strange names. For example, his first play was “A deep, big and new research about fossils of 25th genealogy period, or 20th, or any other period, there is no difference” (1966). Nalbandian was under the effects of European absurdist theatre and he tried to bring new ideas and methods from Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...an drama into Iranian drama. He committed suicide on 28 May 1987. He recorded his voice at the time of dying. Some of his plays * ''A deep, big and new research about fossils of 25th genealogy period, or 20th, or any other period, there is no difference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Nalbandian
Edward G. Nalbandian (December 29, 1927 – February 22, 2006) was the owner of Zachary All Clothing, a store he opened in the 1950s at 5467 Wilshire Boulevard (just west of La Brea Avenue) in Los Angeles, California. The store was located in the Miracle Mile shopping district of Wilshire Blvd. In the 1950s and 1960s, Nalbandian became a minor celebrity, making frequent appearances in commercials for his store and even on talk shows such as ''The Tom Duggan Show''. Most of these commercials featured the line "Come on down to 5-4-6-7 Wilshire Boulevard". In one commercial, Nalbandian said of his low prices, "My friends all ask me, 'Eddie, are you kidding?' And I tell them no, my friend, I am not kidding." This inspired the Frank Zappa song ''Eddie, Are You Kidding?'' from the album ''Just Another Band from L.A.'' (1972), as well as Mark Volman's monologue to the audience in the track ''Once Upon a Time'' from the album '' You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1'' (1988). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Nalbandian
Maria Nalbandian ( hy, Մարիա Նալպանտեան; ar, ماريا نالبنديان, born August 1, 1985), also known as Maria ( ar, ماريا), is a Lebanese Armenian pop star from Beirut, Lebanon. Biography Nalbandian was born to Armenian parents. She studied Business Marketing and is currently pursuing a singing career mainly in her native (Armenian) language. Since Maria was discovered at age 13, she has done many commercials. She won the Miss Bikini Asia 2002 in Malta aged 17. She speaks three languages: Armenian, Arabic, and English. Her music videos include "Elaab" where she sucks on lollipops and bathes in chocolate cornflakes in milk, and "Bahebbak Add Eih" where she plays the role of a girl in love, to date all directed by Jad Shwery Jad Shwery ( usually spelled: ''Jad Choueiri'' ar, جاد شويري Lebanese pronunciation: , born 13 March 1980) is a Lebanese pop singer, songwriter, producer and music video director. Musical career Right after his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalbandyan, Armenia
Nalbandyan ( hy, Նալբանդյան, also Romanized as Nalbandian; formerly Shahriar), is a major village in the Armavir Province of Armenia near the Armenia–Turkey border. It is named after poet Mikael Nalbandian. 20% of the population (around 895 individuals) in Nalbandyan are from the Yazidi minority. See also *Armavir Province Armavir ( hy, wikt:Արմավիր, Արմավիր, ), is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the n ... References *World Gazeteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.com * * Populated places in Armavir Province Yazidi villages {{ArmavirAM-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Nalbandian
Louise Nalbandian was an American Armenian historian and professor in the History Department at California State University, Fresno from 1964 to 1974. She was the author of ''The Armenian Revolutionary Movement: The Development of Political parties in Armenia, Armenian Political Parties Through the Nineteenth Century''. References External links Pioneer of Armenian Studies at Fresno State 21st-century American historians American people of Armenian descent California State University, Fresno faculty Living people American women historians 21st-century American women writers Year of birth missing (living people) Historians from California {{US-historian-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aram Nalbandyan
Aram Bagrati "Bagratovich" Nalbandyan ( hy, Արամ Բագրատի Նալբանդյան, January 1, 1908 – January 24, 1987) was a Soviet and Armenian physicist, prominent in the field of physical chemistry, founder of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Yerevan, Armenia, and academician-secretary of the Chemical Department of the Armenian Academy of Sciences (AS). He is the author of more than 400 scientific articles and five monographs. Biography Aram Nalbandyan was born in Karakilisa (now Vanadzor). He lost his father at an early age. His grandfather, a farrier, raised him, implanting a love for work and appreciation for nature. Nalbandyan received his general education at the local school. After school in Karaklise, Nalbandyan started his education in the Department of Physics and Mathematics of Pedagogical Faculty of the Yerevan State University. Many highly educated Armenians, including graduates from the universities of Moscow, Petersburg and Europe, were teaching ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suren Nalbandyan
Suren Nalbandyan ( hy, Սուրեն Նալբանդյան, born June 3, 1956) is a former Soviet Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a five-time Soviet Champion, European Champion and Olympic Champion. He was awarded the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR and USSR Badge of Honor titles in 1976. Early life Suren was born in the village of Geghard, Armenia, Geghard in the Abovyan region of the Armenian SSR. In 1964, his family moved to Astrakhan, where, in 1969, he began to compete in Greco-Roman wrestling under the leadership of Honored Coach of the RSFSR, Vladimir Fomin. He won the USSR Championship in 1972 and 1974 among junior. Career In 1975, Nalbandyan won the USSR Championship as a senior and won a gold medal at the Junior World Championship. In 1976, he won the Championship of the Soviet Union again and became a member of the USSR national Greco-Roman wrestling team. Nalbandyan won a bronze medal at the 1976 European Wrestling Championships. Shortl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
