Mkhitaryan Explained

Mkhitaryan, Mkhitarian or Mekhitarian (hy|Մխիթարյան, Western Armenian Մխիթարեան) is an Armenian surname. See Մխիթարյան for the origin.

Notable People

Notable people with the surname include:

Artists

• Anahit Mekhitarian (born 1969), Armenian operatic soprano
• Gor Mkhitarian (born 1973), Armenian singer and songwriter

Politicians

• Arzik Mkhitaryan (born 1946), member of the National Assembly of Artsakh

Sportspeople

• Ashot Mkhitaryan (1959–2010), Armenian head of the National weightlifting team of Armenia
• Hamlet Mkhitaryan (1962–1996), Soviet/Armenian footballer who played as a striker
• Hamlet Mkhitaryan (born 1973), Armenian retired footballer who played as a midfielder
• Henrikh Mkhitaryan (born 1989), Armenian footballer who plays as a midfielder
• Krikor Mekhitarian (born 1986), Brazilian chess master of Armenian descent
• Oganez Mkhitaryan (born 1962), Armenian football coach and former player

See also

• Mechitarists (hy|Մխիթարեաններ), also spelled Mekhitarists, or Mekhitarian Fathers (hy|Մխիթարեան հայրեր), headquartered in Venice and Vienna, congregation of Benedictine monks of the Armenian Catholic Church founded in 1717 by Abbot Mekhitar of Sebaste.