List of Iraqi Armenians

This is a list of notable Iraqi Armenians.

Iraqi Armenians are people born, raised, or who reside in Iraq, with origins in the area known as Armenian, which ranges from the Caucasus Mountains to Anatolia.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Iraqi Armenian or must have references showing they are Iraqi Armenian and are notable.

List

Arts

Vartan Malakian - – artist and father of Daron Malakian
Andy Serkis - actor and director
Aazadohi Samuel - actress
Carlo Haroutune - director and actor

Business

Calouste Gulbenkian - businessman and philanthropist
Kevork Hovnanian - builder and businessman
Jirair Hovnanian - builder and businessman

Literature

Shant Kenderian - writer

Music

Shant Gharabedian - – Member of Unknown to No One
Seta Hagopian - singer
Artin Haroutounian - – Member of Unknown to No One
Daron Malakian - guitarist and member of the band System of a Down
Beatrice Ohanessian - pianist
Aram Tajirian - violinist and composer, born in Istanbul on 8 February 1925, author of a violinists' companion, an active founder of Iraqi Symphony Orchestra, he was the first violinist of the orchestra for several years, he founded the Baghdad quartet group Rubai Baghdad al Watari (Aram Tajirian, Nubar Bashtikian, Hussein Kadduri and Munther Hafez). Aram Tajirian left Iraq after retirement in 1977 and settled in France and died on 2 May 2011.

Politics

Esabelle Dingizian - politician
Murad Artin - politician

Religion

Louis Cheikhô - priest, professor, theologian and researcher
Torkom Manoogian - Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem

Science

Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham - surgeon and politician
Yacoub Sarkis - scholar

Various

Silva Shahakian - – beauty contestant