Ara Abrahamyan (russian: Ара Аршавирович Абрамян; born 15 April 1957 in Malishka,
Yeghegnadzor District, Armenia) ( hy, Արա Աբրահամյան) is a prominent
philanthropist,
social activist
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, and businessmen. He was born in
Malishka, a village in
Vayots Dzor
Vayots Dzor ( hy, Վայոց Ձոր, ) is a province (''marz'') of Armenia. It lies at the southeastern end of the country, bordering the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan to the west and the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan to the east. It cover ...
Region, Armenia, in a family of physicians. He attended Yerevan State Agricultural University and gained a degree in
economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...
.
Career
He started his career path as an engineer in “Neuron” Industrial enterprise growing to the General Manager of the company. In 1989, he was appointed the Deputy Head of the Department at the
USSR Ministry of Electronic Industry. Benevolence dining hall “Arshavir and Baidzar Abrahamyan” opened in Yerevan in 2001.
Ara Abrahamyan has hold the position of the President of the Union of
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 diasp ...
in Russia since 2000 and the President of the
World Armenian Congress since 2003. He is also a co-Chairman of Production Councils with South Korea, Brazil, Argentina, France, Nigeria, Libya and the Russian Federation. He is also the current leader of the
Armenia is Our Home party.
He participated in the releasing of 6 Armenian pilots from
Equatorial Guinea in 2005, detained by local authorities, and in the rescue of 12 Russian sailors, detained in
Nigeria
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in 2006.
Achievements/Orders
* 1991 - “Honored Employee” medal by USSR Ministry of Electronic Industry
* 1996 - Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honor
* 1998 - Night cross of Saint Constantine the Great
* 1999 – Honored builder of Russia
* 1999 – UNESCO Certificate of Honor for high social activity (for participation in rebuilding the Kremlin Fortress)
* 2000 - “Saint Enlightener Order”, the highest award of the Armenian Apostolic Church, for merits to the Armenian people.
* 2001 – “For genuine dedication” medal by “Orthodox Russia” Social Movement.
* 2001 - “For strengthening Military Cooperation” medal by the Ministry of Defense of Russian Federation.
* 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011- “Man of the Year” national prize of Russian Federation for strengthening the civil society.
* 2002 – Order of Friendship of Russian Federation
* 2003 – Gold medal by the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.
* 2003 – UNESCO’s “Good Will Ambassador”
* 2005 - National order of the legion of Honor of France. For developing Russian-French relations and promoting greater cooperation.
References
External links
Persons.am
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1957 births
Living people
People from Malishka
Russian people of Armenian descent
Russian businesspeople
Yerevan State University alumni
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors