Yonathan Betkolia Explained

Yonathan Betkolia
Native Name:	ܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܝܬܟܘܠܝܐ
Birth Place:	Geogtapeh, Urmia, Iran
Nationality:	Iranian

Yonathan Betkolia (Syriac: ܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܝܬܟܘܠܝܐ) is an Assyrian politician and former member of the Iranian Parliament.^{[1] [2]} An Assyrian from Urmia, he was a member of the Iranian Parliament for 5 terms. He is the secretary general of the Assyrian Universal Alliance.^{[3] [4]}

Yonathan has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Assyrian Church of the East of Iran and was a founding member of the movement of the Assyrian Universal Alliance. From 1981 to 2007, he served as the Asia Regional Secretary, and in July 2007, he was elected unanimously as the Deputy Secretary General of the Assyrian Universal Alliance while keeping his previous position. Yonathan Betkolia was elected Secretary General of the Assyrian Universal Alliance in Jönköping, Sweden in the 25th Congress of AUA.^[5] After forty years, the presidency of this alliance was brought back to its original home, the Middle East.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Iranian aid convoys poised to deliver aid to Iraqi Christians . christiantoday.com . November 11, 2016.
2. Web site: La perse au commencement de la chretiente orientale . July 29, 2016 . lorientelejour.com . November 11, 2016.
3. Web site: Assyrian Universal Alliance World Congress Concludes in Tehran . October 29, 2011. aina.org . November 11, 2016.
4. Web site: Yonathan Betkolia :we expect the United Nations to take immediate and meaningful action to protect the indigenous Assyrians . March 26, 2015 . ishtartv.com . November 11, 2016.
5. News: January 3, 2016 . christiantoday.com . November 11, 2016.