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Hambersom M. Aghbashian.

Born: Iraq, 1948

Occupation: Researcher 

Nationality: U.S. Citizen

Genre: Politics, History 

Notable works: Three books

Hambersom M. Aghbashian, in Armenian (Համբարձում Մինաս Աղպաշեան), in Arabic (هامبرسوم ميناس أغباشيان), holds a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering. He is Armenian Genocide researcher, writer and author of 3 books.

Family

Hambersom Aghbashian was born on 1948 in Baghdad to a family of Armenian heritage. He is the son of Armenian Genocide survivor, the late Minas Aghbashian, who in 1915, at the age of 11, was forced on death march from Zeitoon, Cilicia (Ottoman Empire), through the Syrian desert, lost his entire family, adn was the sole survivor of his entire family. Minas arrived to Mosul (Iraq), where he stayed in an Armenian orphanage. Years later, he re-located to Baghdad, married and had five children. Hambersom's maternal grandparents are also Armenian Genocide survivors from Zeitoon.

Biography

Hambersom Aghbashian was raised in Armenian community, attended a private Armenian school in Baghdad where he finished his education, learned the basics of Armenian, Arabic and English languages, along with science. In 1961 He attended Al-Sharqia public Middle and High schools. In 1966 he attended the University of Baghdad - College of Engineering and graduated in 1969 with B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering. Hambersom attended the &quot;British Council&quot; English language courses in Baghdad and received completion certificate.

After graduation, Hambersom worked for several companies in Iraq, then in 1980, with other two engineers, started "Atlel Engineering Contracts Co.", a successful business until the year 2003, when Iraq was invaded by the USA. Hambersom was employed by Bechtel Co., then CH2M Hill &amp; Parsons JV. In 2007 Hambersom was granted U.S. Green Card and immigrated to the United States of America, settled in the City of Los Angeles, California, and became a U.S. citizen in 2013.

Hambersom worked for Bechtel Co. in beteen the years of 2008 - 2009 in Texas, and after he retired, he became more involved in researching history and political studies in GCC.

Hambersom is regular contibutor for Nor Or, Asbarez and Massis newspapers in Los Angeles, California. His articles in English, Armenian and Arabic also appear in academia.edu, Aztag, Zartonk, and RAG Mamoul in Lebanon, among many others in different countries.

Community Activities

Hambersom is very active in the community.

- Board member of the AGBU Baghdad Chapter - OHAN Club.

- Long time member of AGBU Cultural Board of Iraq.

- Awarded a medal by AGBU of Iraq for his contributions to cultural and stage issues.

- Former member of the Cultural Committee of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of Baghdad, Iraq.

- One of the founders and first term Board Member of the Iraqi Armenian Benevolent Association (IABA), Los Angeles, California.

Books

English Books:

1- Turkish Intellectual Who Have Recognized The Reality Of The Armenian Genocide- VI-2016. 2- Turkish Intellectual Who Have Recognized The Reality Of The Armenian Genocide-VII-2018.

Armenian Books: 

1- THE HISTORY OF A.G.B.U. IN IRAQ (1911-2011) -2017.

Refernces

1- Aghbashian, Hambersom (2016). Turkish Intellectual Who Have Recognized The Reality Of The Armenian Genocide- VI. ISBN: 978-0-692-47512-6

2- Aghbashian, Hambersom (2018). Turkish Intellectual Who Have Recognized The Reality Of The Armenian Genocide-VII. ISBN:978-0-692-08792-3

3- Aghbashian, Hambersom (2017). THE HISTORY OF A.G.B.U. IN IRAQ (1911-2011). ISBN: 978-0-692-81366-9 THE title in Armenian: Աղպաշեան, Հ. (2017). ՅՈՒՇԱՄԱՏԵԱՆ ԻՐԱՔԻ Հ. Բ. Ը. Մ. ի 1911-2011

4- Nor Or bilingual (Armenian-English) weekly newspaper- LA-CA. see (2008-2018) volumes.

5- Asbarez Armenian daily newspaper - LA-CA- see (2008-2018) volumes.

6- Massis bilingual (Armenian-English) weekly newspaper- LA-CA. see(2017-2018) volumes.

7- Massis post- online English- LA-CA .see(2015-2017) posts.

8- Aztag Armenian daily newspaper - Beirut- Lebanon- see (2017-2018) volumes.

9- Zatronk daily Armenian newspaper - Beirut- Lebanon- see 2018 issues.

10- RAG Momoul- on line - Beirut- Lebanon- see ( 2017-2018) posts.

11- http://www.academia.edu -on line- Multi languages- see (2013-2018) posts

12- Yerepouni bilingual on line- Beirut Lebanon- see (2018) posts.

13- http://hayernaysor.am- Yerevan- Armenia- see (2015 &amp; 2018) posts.

14- (ملحق أزتاك العربي) In Arabic-see (2018) issues.

15- (الكاردينيا- مجلة ثقافية عامة) In Arabic- see (2018) issues.

Interviews:

1- Zatronk daily Armenian newspaper - Beirut- Lebanon- see Volume 79, No. 200 (21,940),September 6, 2017.

Youtube References:

1- Interview AABC channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opjKdKrFuGc

2- Interview AABC channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxRuozbSxu_uRO5zaPh3s2A

3- Presentation of (Turkish Intellectual) Book VI-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02qIlwu5DZA&amp;feature=youtu.be

4- Interview: https://www.algardenia.com/2014-04-04-19-52-20/qosqsah/25214-2016-08-05-11-31-44.html