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List of Egyptian Armenians

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A list of notable Egyptian Armenians who have contributed to modern Egypt:

Contents

Literature

  • Arpiar Arpiarian, writer
  • Vahan Malezian, writer
  • Yervant Odian, writer
  • Hovhannes Setian, writer
  • Vahan Tekeyan, poet
  • Perch Zeytuntsyan, writer

    • Arts

  • Armen Agop, sculptor
  • Yuhanna al-Armani, 18th century Coptic icon painter
  • Anoushka, Armenian Egyptian singer
  • Garbis Aprikian, musician
  • Armand, photographer
  • Atom Egoyan, Canadian filmmaker of Armenian Egyptian origin
  • Feyrouz, Perouz Artin child actress in the 1950s and 1960s
  • Gohar Gasparyan, opera singer
  • Georges Kazazian, musician / oudist (based in Egypt)
  • Edmond Kiraz, cartoonist
  • Lebleba, or Lubluba, real name Nonia Kupelian, Egyptian actress
  • Nelly, Nelly Artin Kalfaian, actress, performer and entertainer
  • Raffi, Canadian Egyptian children's singer and songwriter of Armenian origin (Raffi Cavoukian)
  • Hagop Sandaldjian, musician and sculptor
  • Alexander Saroukhan, cartoonst / caricaturist
  • Arto Tchakmaktchian, sculptor and painter,
  • Armenouhi Jamgotchian, painter,

    • Community

  • Zareh Nubar, president of the Armenian General Benevolent Union
  • Armenak Yekarian, fedayee

    • Politics

  • Boghos Nubar, son of Nubar Pasha, politician and co-founder of the Armenian General Benevolent Union
  • Nubar Pasha, politician and the first Prime Minister of Egypt
  • Boghos Yousefian, Minister of Commerce and Minister of Foreign Affairs

    • Religion

  • Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church

    • Sciences

  • Armenag K. Bedevian, botanist
  • Aram Ter-Ghevondyan, historian

    • Sport

  • Rouben Vesmadian, professional basketball player.

    • References

    List of Egyptian Armenians Wikipedia
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