Avedis Guidanian

Avedis Guidanian
Minister of Tourism[1]
President Michel Aoun
Prime Minister Saad Hariri
Preceded by Michel Pharaon[1]
Personal details
Born Avedis Guidanian
(1966-11-21) November 21, 1966
Citizenship Lebanese
Political party Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Children 2
Education Armenian Catholic Mesrobian High School
Alma mater Lebanese University

Avedis Guidanian (Armenian: Աւետիս Կիտանեան, Arabic: أواديس كيدانيان‎; born 21 November 1966[2]) is the current minister of tourism in Lebanon.[1] He is member of the ARF political party.

Biography

Early life

Avedis Guidanian was born on 21 November 1966. He had enrolled his secondary education in Armenian Catholic Mesrobian High School. He holds a degree in Physics from the Lebanese University.[2]

Life as ARF party member

He is member of Armenian Revolutionary Federation and had various roles in it. He was chosen as the chairman of Zavarian Student Association of ARF and represented the party in the group of Lebanese parties as well as in numerous assemblies. He had participated in political parties' international assemblies that were held in Kazakhstan and Cambodia.[2]

In 1998, he was elected as member of ARF Central Committee of Lebanon for the first time. From 2001 till 2005 he was the foreman of ARF Central Committee of Lebanon. Since 2009, he has been the principal of Voice of Van. In 2015, he was elected as the vice-representative of ARF Central Committee of Lebanon.[2]

Personal Life

He is married and has 2 children.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lebanon Ministry of Tourism Website
  2. 1 2 3 4 Avedis Guidanian's biography in Aztag Daily Newspaper
  3. ↑ Avedis Guidanian's biography on National News Agency of Lebanon
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