Alvard Petrossyan

Alvard Petrossyan (Armenian: Ալվարդ Պետրոսյան, born October 4, 1946)[1] is an Armenian writer, philologist and publicist.

Alvard Petrossyan
Native name
Ալվարդ Պետրոսյան
Born (1946-10-04) October 4, 1946
Yerevan, Armenia
Occupationwriter, philologist, publicist, public figure

Biography

Alvard Petrossyan was born in 1946 in Yerevan. She studied at the Yerevan N 21 School under Alexander Shirvanzade, and in 1968 she graduated from the Faculty of Philology at Yerevan State University. From 1969 to 1975, Alvard Petrossyan worked at the State Television and Radio Committee of Armenia as an editor, 1975–1979, on Hayastani Ashkhatavorouhi magazine; in 1980–1981 she worked at the Armenian Diaspora Committee, and in 1982–1990 she was the assistant of chief editor of the first Soviet Literature (Nork) literary and art magazine. From 1990 to 1994 she was the chief editor of Aragast weekly. From 1994 to 1998 she was the head of the Armenian Regional Department of the Armenian Aid Union. Since 1998 she has been a member of the Armenian Relief Society central board.[2]

Political activity

During the terms 1999–2003, 2003–2007, 2007–2012 Alvard Petrossyan was a deputy in the National Assembly (proportional system, Armenian Revolutionary Federation). During the first two terms, she was on the NA Standing Committee on Social, Health Care and Environmental Protection Affairs being a member of the "Armenian Revolutionary Federation" Faction, during 2007–2012 she was on the NA Standing Committee on Human Rights and Public Affairs.

Awards

References

  1. Alvard, PETROSYAN. "National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Alvard PETROSYAN". National Assembly of the Replublic of Armenia. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  2. "National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia | Official Web Site | parliament.am". www.parliament.am. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  3. LLC, Helix Consulting. "Decrees of the President of RA – Documents – The President of the Republic of Armenia [the official site]". president.am. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
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