Iraqi

Armenians Armenians ( hy, հայեր, ''hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora ...

are people born, raised, or residing in

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

, with origins in the area known as the Armenian Highlands, which lies between the

Caucasus Mountains The Caucasus Mountains, : pronounced * hy, Կովկասյան լեռներ, : pronounced * az, Qafqaz dağları, pronounced * rus, Кавка́зские го́ры, Kavkázskiye góry, kɐfˈkasːkʲɪje ˈɡorɨ * tr, Kafkas Dağla ...

and

Anatolia Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...

List

Arts

Apo Avedissian Apo Avedissian (born 24 July 1990 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi-American artist of Armenian descent, often working in film-making, painting, photography, and writing. Avedissian’s writing portfolio most notably includes the autobiographical bo ...

- filmmaker, painter, photographer, and writer *

Vartan Malakian Vartan Malakian (Armenian: Վարդան Մալաքյան, born February 14, 1947) is an Iraqi-Armenian-American artist and painter. He is the father of Daron Malakian, the guitarist and co-founder of System of a Down and Scars on Broadway.

- artist and father of

Daron Malakian Daron Malakian (born July 18, 1975) is an Armenian-American musician. He is best known as the guitarist, songwriter, and second vocalist of metal band System of a Down, and as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwrit ...

Business

Calouste Gulbenkian Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (, Western hy, Գալուստ Կիւլպէնկեան; 23 March 1869 – 20 July 1955), nicknamed "Mr Five Per Cent", was a British-Armenian businessman and philanthropist. He played a major role in making the petrole ...

- businessman and philanthropist *

Kevork Hovnanian Kevork S. Hovnanian (1923 – September 24, 2009) was an Armenian-American businessman and home builder, who founded Hovnanian Enterprises in 1959. He remained the president and chief executive officer of Hovnanian Enterprises until his retirement i ...

- builder and businessman

Literature

Shant Kenderian Shant Kenderian is notable as an Iraqi-born United States citizen who became an American prisoner-of-war after being forced to fight against the United States in the Gulf War, Persian Gulf War. He wrote a book about his adventures, and is curren ...

- writer

Music

Seta Hagopian Seta Hagopian ( ar, سيتا هاكوبيان; born July 28, 1950, in Basra, Iraq) is an Iraqi singer of Armenian origin. Her singing career began in 1968 which led to much success for she is known to be the "Warm voice of Iraq" and has been du ...

- singer *

- guitarist and member of the band

System of a Down System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, voc ...

Beatrice Ohanessian Beatrice Ohanessian (March 15, 1927 – July 17, 2008) was an Iraqi Armenian pianist, notable for being Iraq's first concert pianist and first female composer.Combs, MarianneMusic in Baghdad: An Iraqi pioneer looks back Minnesota Public Radio. ...

- pianist * Aram Tajirian - violinist and composer

Politics

Esabelle Dingizian Esabelle Dingizian ( hy, Իզապէլ Տինկիզեան; 16 September 1962) is a Swedish Green Party (Sweden), Green Party politician. She has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006. She served as Third Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag from 2014 t ...

- politician *

Murad Artin Murad Artin ( arm, Մուրադ Արթին, ar, مراد أرتين; born 6 January 1960 in Iraq) is a Swedish-Armenian politician and Left Party member who worked in the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges rik ...

- politician

Religion

Torkom Manoogian Patriarch Torkom Manoogian (, he, תורגום מנוקיאן; 16 February 1919 – 12 October 2012) was the List of Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem, Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem serving the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem. He was the 96th ...

- Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem *

Avak Asadourian Avak Asadourian – Armenian language, Armenian: Ավագ Արքեպիսկոպոս Ասատուրյան (baptismal name Vazken) (born 26 February 1942) is the Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, See of Etchmiad ...

- Primate of the Armenian Diocese in Iraq

Science

Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham ARA may refer to: Media and the arts * American-Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences * '' Artistička Radna Akcija'', compilation album released in former Yugoslavia * Associate of the Royal Academy, denoting membership in the British Royal Aca ...

- surgeon and politician

Various

* Silva Shahakian - beauty contestant

References

Iraqi *Main, Armenian

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

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