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Meruzhan Ter-Gulanyan (Մերուժան Տեր-Գուլանյան) (November 29, 1948, Javakhe region, village Goman) is a writer publicist, a member of mass media council of RA.

Biography
Meruzhan Ter-Gulanyan was born on November 29, 1948 in Goman, Javakhe. He entered the Yerevan State University in 1968, the faculty of Journalism. 1973 he worked in “Garun” magazine as a literary worker, then as a head of department, deputy of chief editor, and in 1986-1990 became a chief editor of the magazine. 1988-1893 he was a founding director of “Javakhe Patriotic Union”. 1978 a number of stories translated in 21 languages were published in «Дружба народов» magazine, led by Hrant Matevosyan. He is an author of more than 1000 essays, hints and publicist articles published in Armenia’s as well as other countries’ press. 1990 he was a deputy of Supreme Council of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. He was also a president of RA Standing Committee on Media Affairs and at the same time a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council. 1995-1999 was a Member of Parliament, the member of science, education, culture and also Youth Affairs Commission. During these years he has authored and presented the laws of press, radio, TV, copyright and national archive fund. 1997 he founded the 1st independent “AR” TV and became the founder president. Before that he had founded “Ar”, “Hanrapetutyun”, “Aspnjak” independent weeklies. 2006-2009 he was the chief editor of “De Facto” magazine. 2009-2011 he was the director of “Ararat” TV. 2011, March 19 according to the results of the Presidential decree of the competition he was appointed a member of the Armenian Public Radio Television Council. 2012 he founded “Andin” literary, social-political magazine. He is chief editor till now.

Awards and prizes
1980 he was awarded with WUA prize, after Michael Nalbandyan for «Արարատյան երկիր» (Araratyan yerkir) essay. 1993 he was awarded with Honory doctor of Luisiana State University for protection of human rights and freedom of speech. 1999 he was awarded with gold medal after Fridtjof Nansen. 2011 he was awarded with “Элита мира” order by the international humanitarian fund. 2011 he was awarded with Movses Khorenatsi medal. 2014 he was declared as an honorable citizen of Javakhe and Yerevan.

External link
Andin magazine