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'''Levon Davidian''' ({{lang-hy|Լեւոն Դաւթեան}}; {{lang-fa|لئون داویدیان}}, 24 March 1944 in [[Hamadan]] – 15 July 2009), an [[Iranian-Armenian]] politician, was an [[Religious minorities in Iran#Reserved majles seats|Iranian parliament member]]. He was a psychiatrist and professor of university. He died when [[Caspian Airlines Flight 7908]] crashed killing all passengers on board.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120912162103/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1489869.php/168_killed_as_Iranian_airliner_crashes_near_Tehran__2nd_Roundup__ 168 killed as Iranian airliner crashes near Tehran (2nd Roundup)], [[Deutsche Presse-Agentur]], 15 July 2009</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Lazarian |first=Janet D. |title=Encyclopedia of Iranian Armenians |publisher=Hirmand Publisher |year=2003 |isbn=964-6974-50-3 |location=Tehran |pages=87}}</ref> |
'''Levon Davidian''' ({{lang-hy|Լեւոն Դաւթեան}}; {{lang-fa|لئون داویدیان}}, 24 March 1944 in [[Hamadan]] – 15 July 2009), an [[Iranian-Armenian]] politician, was an [[Religious minorities in Iran#Reserved majles seats|Iranian parliament member]]. He was a psychiatrist and professor of university. He died when [[Caspian Airlines Flight 7908]] crashed killing all passengers on board.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120912162103/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1489869.php/168_killed_as_Iranian_airliner_crashes_near_Tehran__2nd_Roundup__ 168 killed as Iranian airliner crashes near Tehran (2nd Roundup)], [[Deutsche Presse-Agentur]], 15 July 2009</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Lazarian |first=Janet D. |title=Encyclopedia of Iranian Armenians |publisher=Hirmand Publisher |year=2003 |isbn=964-6974-50-3 |location=Tehran |pages=87}}</ref> |
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Davidian first attended school in Tehran and then began studying at the Faculty of Medicine at Shahid Beheshti University there in 1962. In 1978, he received a doctorate in psychiatry. He belonged to the Armenian minority in Iran and represented them in parliament from 2000 to 2004.<ref>{{citation|author=Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Kourosh Rahimkhani|date=2018|isbn=978-0-8156-5432-2|series=Leseprobe|location=New York|pages=221|publisher=Syracuse University Press|title=Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sXN0DwAAQBAJ&dq=Levon+Davidian&pg=PA221}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> He was a long-time deputy member of parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was a prominent figure in his homeland. Davidian was among the 168 people aboard Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 that crashed into a field on July 15, 2009. He died in the crash, leaving behind at least two children, a daughter living in the U.S. and a son in Iran.<ref>{{citation|author=Veronica Rocha|date=2009-07-16|language=en-US|periodical=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Families stunned by crash|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-xpm-2009-07-16-doc4a5e0c7895f8a765898345-story.html}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> |
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Latest revision as of 05:27, 22 August 2024
Levon Davidian | |
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| Member of Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Vartan Vartanian |
| Succeeded by | Gevorg Vartan |
| Constituency | Religious minorities (Tehran Armenians and North of Iran) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1944 Hamadan، |
| Died | 15 July 2009 (aged 65) near Jannatabad, Qazvin، |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Alma mater | The National University of Iran |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist and professor of university |
Levon Davidian (Armenian: Լեւոն Դաւթեան; Persian: لئون داویدیان, 24 March 1944 in Hamadan – 15 July 2009), an Iranian-Armenian politician, was an Iranian parliament member. He was a psychiatrist and professor of university. He died when Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashed killing all passengers on board.[1][2]
Life
[edit]Davidian first attended school in Tehran and then began studying at the Faculty of Medicine at Shahid Beheshti University there in 1962. In 1978, he received a doctorate in psychiatry. He belonged to the Armenian minority in Iran and represented them in parliament from 2000 to 2004.[3] He was a long-time deputy member of parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was a prominent figure in his homeland. Davidian was among the 168 people aboard Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 that crashed into a field on July 15, 2009. He died in the crash, leaving behind at least two children, a daughter living in the U.S. and a son in Iran.[4]
Publications
[edit]- Handbook of Psychiatry (30 Volumes), volume Four [5]
References
[edit]- ^ 168 killed as Iranian airliner crashes near Tehran (2nd Roundup), Deutsche Presse-Agentur, 15 July 2009
- ^ Lazarian, Janet D. (2003). Encyclopedia of Iranian Armenians. Tehran: Hirmand Publisher. p. 87. ISBN 964-6974-50-3.
- ^ Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Kourosh Rahimkhani (2018), Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook, Leseprobe, New York: Syracuse University Press, p. 221, ISBN 978-0-8156-5432-2
- ^ Veronica Rocha (16 July 2009), "Families stunned by crash", Los Angeles Times
- ^ Nurbakhsh, Javad; Davidian, Levon; Jahangiri, Hamideh (2019). Handbook of Psychiatry. Vol. 4. Lap Lambert. ISBN 978-620-0-31590-8.
See also
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