Perch Zeytuntsyan
Perch Zeytuntsyan (Armenian: Պերճ Արմենակի Զեյթունցյան, July 18, 1938 – August 21, 2017)[1] was an Egyptian-born Armenian playwright and screenwriter. He served as Minister of Culture of Armenia from 1990 to 1991.[2]
Perch Zeytuntsyan | |
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| Minister of Culture of Armenia | |
| In office 1990–1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 18, 1938 Alexandria, Egypt |
| Died | August 21, 2017 (aged 79) Yerevan, Armenia |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Alma mater | Aghayan School, Yerevan Pyatigorsk Institute of Foreign Languages, Moscow |
| Occupation | Playwright; Screenwriter |
In 1975, Zeytuntsyan became the executive secretary of the Writer’s Union of Armenia, a position he held until 1981. He went on to become the Minister of Culture in the first post-Soviet administration of the Republic of Armenia.[3]
References
- ↑ "Perch Zeytuntsyan is 70. The president congratulated him". Panorama.am. July 18, 2008. http://www.panorama.am/en/society/2008/07/18/president/. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Perch Zeytuntsyan: high and mighties are not touched by art". PanARMENIAN.Net. April 26, 2010. http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/culture/news/47816/Perch_Zeytuntsyan_high_and_mighties_are_not_touched_by_art. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ↑ Parlakian, Nishanm and Cowe, S. Peter, eds. Modern Armenian Drama: An Anthology. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001. Print.