Levon Davidian Explained

Levon Davidian
Constituency1:Religious minorities
(Tehran Armenians and North of Iran)
Term Start1:2000
Term End1:2004
Predecessor1:Vartan Vartanian
Successor1:Gevorg Vartan
Birth Date:24 March 1944
Birth Place:Hamadan،
Death Place: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

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. 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.

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Notes and References

  1. 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)
  2. Book: Lazarian . Encyclopedia of Iranian Armenians . Hirmand Publisher . 2003 . 964-6974-50-3 . Tehran . 87.
  3. Book: Nurbakhsh . Javad . Handbook of Psychiatry . Davidian . Levon . Jahangiri . Hamideh . Lap Lambert . 2019 . 978-620-0-31590-8 . 4.