Rafael Ghazaryan

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Rafael Ghazaryan (Armenian: Ռաֆայել Ղազարյան,1924 - November 3, 2007, Yerevan) was an Armenian radio-physicist, academician, public activist, a member of Karabakh Committee.

Ghazaryan was a World War II veteran. He is an author of a number of works on Radiophysics, Laser atmosphere technics and light modulation, a member of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia. He was the founder of Laser technics cafedras at Yerevan State University and Yerevan Polytechnic Institute.[1] In 1988, along with other members of Karabakh Committee he was arrested by Soviet authorities.

In 1989 he became the vice-president of the Supreme Council (parliament) of Armenian SSR, in 1990-95 he headed the parliamentarian Committee of Science and Education. Also he was the director of Engineering Center "Mashtots"[2].

During the last years he was one of the leaders of the “Intellectual Forum” (Armenia).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Скончался известный общественный деятель Армении член комитета "Карабах" Рафаэл Казарян (in Russian)
  2. ^ Engineering Center "Mashtots" http://www.sci.am/resorgs.php?oid=9&langid=1


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