This is a list of notable Armenian people from Syria or of Syrian-Armenian descent.
Politics and military Sarkis Assadourian (born 1948), Aleppo-born former member of the Canadian Parliament Samuel Der-Yeghiayan (born 1952), Aleppo-born United States federal judge, the first Armenian immigrant to serve as a federal judge in the United States Varoujan Garabedian (born 1954), born in Qamishli, former member of the ASALA, linked with the 1983 Orly Airport attack Jacobo Harrotian (fl. 19th century – 1929), Aleppo-born Mexican general officer of Armenian descent who participated in the Mexican Revolution Garo Kahkejian (1963–1993), Aleppo-born Armenian military commander and participant in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, buried in the Yerablur Pantheon Aram Karamanoukian (1910–1996), lieutenant general of the Syrian army Hrant Maloyan (1896–1978), General Commander of the Internal Security Forces in Syria Vartan Oskanian (born 1954), Aleppo-born Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, 1998–2008 Sarkis Soghanalian (1929–2011), born in Alexandretta, Lebanese-American international arms dealer, based in Hialeah, Florida Levon Ter-Petrossian (born 1946), born in Aleppo, President of Armenia, 1991–1998
Religion Karekin I Sarkissian (1932–1999), born in Kesab, Catholicos of All Armenians, 1994–1999; Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, 1983–1994 (as Karekin II) Zareh I Payaslian (1915–1963), born in Marash, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, 1956–1963; served as Primate of Aleppo, 1943–1956
Literature, history, and journalism Garnik Addarian (1925–1986), Aleppo-born Armenian Diasporan poet, based in Beirut Kevork Ajemian (1932–1998), born in Manbij, writer, journalist, novelist, and public activist; one of the founders of ASALA Hagop Barsoumian (1936–1986), Aleppo-born Armenian scholar and Armenologist; held a Ph.D. in Ottoman history Antranig Chalabian (1922–2011), born in Kesab, US-based Armenian historian, medical illustrator, and cartographer Seta Dadoyan (born in Aleppo), Lebanon-based Armenian scholar; Doctor of Sciences in Philosophy, focusing on the history of Armenian philosophy Antranig Dzarugian (1913–1989), Armenian Diasporan novelist and poet, raised and educated in Aleppo Bedros Hadjian (1933–2012), born in Jarabulus, Buenos Aires-based Armenian writer and journalist Rizqallah Hassoun (1825–1880), Aleppo-born Syrian-Armenian poet and the founder of the first newspaper written solely in Arabic, Mirat al-ahwal, in 1855 Moushegh Ishkhan (1914–1990), Armenian Diasporan poet, raised and educated in Damascus Harry Koundakjian (1930–2014), Syrian-born American news photographer, photojournalist, and photo editor Vahan Kurkjian (1863–1961), Aleppo-born Armenian author, historian, and teacher; publisher of Loussaper Armenian newspaper in Cairo (1904) Harut Sassounian (born 1950), Aleppo-born Armenian-American writer and political analyst; publisher of The California Courier Simon Simonian (1914–1986), Aleppo-raised and -educated Armenian writer, public activist, and teacher; founder of the Spurk Journal in Beirut (1958) Hrag Vartanian (born in Aleppo), Brooklyn-based Armenian-American writer, critic, and cultural worker Manvel Zulalian (1929–2012), Aleppo-born Armenian historian, Armenologist, and professor at the Armenian State Pedagogical University; held a Ph.D. in Oriental studies Maroush Yeramian (born 1955), Aleppo-born author, poet, and scholar; born Maroush Kazanjian (married to architect Kevork Yeramian in 1981), she earned a doctorate in West-Armenian literature from Yerevan State University
Sciences Roger Altounian (1922–1987), Aleppo-born Syrian-born Anglo-Armenian physician and pharmacologist who pioneered the use of sodium cromoglycate as a treatment for asthma
Engineering and architecture Kevork Yeramian (1949–2009), Aleppo-born Syrian-Armenian architect and interior designer; contributed to the Armenian community in Aleppo, including the Aram Manougian Complex, Armenian theatres, and various Armenian genocide monuments
Sports Kevork Mardikian (born 1957), born in Latakia, football coach and former Syrian footballer active during the 1970s and 1980s Mardik Mardikian (born 1992), born in Latakia, member of the Syria national football team, son of Kevork Mardikian
Music, theatre, and drama George Tutunjian (1930–2006), Aleppo-born performer of Armenian patriotic songs, based in Montreal Aram Tigran (1934–2009), born in Qamishli, Armenian singer who sang primarily in Kurdish and Armenian Karnig Sarkissian (born 1953), Aleppo-born performer of Armenian revolutionary songs Paul Baghdadlian (1953–2011), Aleppo-born Armenian singer Haig Yazdjian (born 1959), Aleppo-born Syria-born Armenian composer, vocalist, and oud player, based in Greece Arsen Grigorian (Mro) (born 1968), born in Qamishli, performer of Armenian traditional songs Avraam Russo (born 1969), Aleppo-born Syrian-Armenian singer based in Russia; born Apraham Ipjian Raffi Ohanian (born 1989), Aleppo-born singer; winner of Hay Superstar (2009–2010), the Armenian edition of the Idol series
Visual arts Jean Carzou (1907–2000), Aleppo-born French-Armenian painter Yousuf Karsh (1908–2002), Armenian-Canadian portrait photographer Shahen Khachatrian (born 1934), Aleppo-born artist and art expert; founding director of the Arshile Gorky Museum in Vagharshapat
Business and public activism Charles A. Agemian (1909–1996), Aleppo-born Armenian-American banker Albert A. Boyajian (born 1940), Aleppo-born American business leader and activist for Armenian causes Vatche Arslanian (1955–2003), Aleppo-born member of the Canadian Red Cross and head of logistics for the ICRC in Iraq during the 2003 invasion of Iraq Jack Kachkar (born 1964), Damascus-born Armenian Canadian businessman
Entertainment Arto Der Haroutunian (1952–1987), Aleppo-born British-Armenian cook, restaurateur, architect, painter, poet, and translator Noura Kevorkian, Armenian-Syrian-Lebanese writer, director, and producer DJ Sedrak (1963–2008), Aleppo-born TV presenter and the first radio DJ in Armenia; born Setrag Davidian Charla Baklaian Faddoul (born 1976), born in Aleppo, reality television personality who appeared on The Amazing Race 5 and The Amazing Race: All-Stars
See also Armenians in Syria List of Armenians
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