| Larry Zarian | |
| Office: | Mayor of Glendale, California |
| Term Start: | April 1997 |
| Term End: | April 1998 |
| Predecessor: | Sheldon S. Baker |
| Successor: | Eileen Givens |
| Term Start1: | April 1993 |
| Term End1: | April 1994 |
| Predecessor1: | Carl Raggio |
| Successor1: | Eileen Givens |
| Term Start2: | April 1990 |
| Term End2: | April 1991 |
| Predecessor2: | Jerold F. Milner |
| Successor2: | V. W. Bremberg |
| Term Start3: | April 1986 |
| Term End3: | April 1987 |
| Predecessor3: | Jerold F. Milner |
| Successor3: | V. W. Bremberg |
| Birth Date: | October 20, 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran |
| Death Place: | Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Nationality: | American-Armenian |
| Occupation: | Businessman, real estate investor, politician |
| Known For: | First Armenian-American in Glendale city council |
| Children: | 3 |
| Residence: | Glendale |
Larry Zarian (Armenian: Լարի Զարյան, October 20, 1937 – October 13, 2011) was an Armenian-American businessman, real estate investor, and a politician from California. Zarian is the first Armenian-American to serve on the city council in the City of Glendale, California. Zarian served four terms as mayor of Glendale, California.
On October 20, 1937, Zarian was born in Tehran, Iran. Zarian's sister is Rima. Zarian attended high school in Massachusetts.[1]
Zarian attended Glendale Community College. Zarian earned a bachelor's degree in political science from UCLA.
As a businessman, Zarian was the owner of Anthony's department stores and a real estate investor.[2]
In 1983, Zarian was elected as a member of city council in Glendale, California. Zarian was the first Armenian-American elected in the Glendale city council.
In April 1986, Zarian became mayor of Glendale, California.,[3] and was mayor again in 1990, 1993, and 1997.[4]
He served on the California Transportation Commission, and had a show on an Armenian Channel called "AMGA TV".He had a radio show in Los Angeles on KIEV.
Zarian had three sons, Gregory, Lawrence, and Vincent.
On October 13, 2011, Zarian died from multiple myeloma cancer in Glendale Adventist Medical Center in Glendale, California. Zarian was 73 years old.[7] [8] [9] [10]
In November 2011, the Glendale Transportation Center was renamed to the Larry Zarian Transportation Center. It is a Glendale Amtrak and Metrolink rail station at 400 W. Cerritos Ave, Glendale, California.[11]