Abraham Gyulkhandanyan

Abraham Gyulkhandanyan
Minister of Interior
of the First Republic of Armenia
In office
10 August 1919 – May 1920
Prime MinisterAlexander Khatisyan
Preceded bySargis Manasyan
Succeeded byRuben Ter-Minasian
Minister of Justice
of the First Republic of Armenia
In office
10 August 1919 – 10 September 1920
Prime MinisterAlexander Khatisyan
Preceded bySamson Harutyunyan
Succeeded byArtashes Chilingaryan
Personal details
Born1875
Etchmiadzin, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire
Died1 January 1946
Paris, France
NationalityArmenian
Alma materGevorgian Seminary
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Abraham Gyulkhandanyan[a] (Armenian: Աբրահամ Գիւլխանդանեան; 1875 – 1 January 1946) was an Armenian revolutionary, politician and historian who served as Minister of Justice, Minister of Interior and Minister of Finance of the First Republic of Armenia. He was member or Armenian Revolutionary Federation.[1]

After the fall of the First Republic of Armenia, Gyulkhandanyan went into exile, eventually settling in Paris in 1933. During World War II, he became vice-president of the Armenisches Nationales Gremium (ANG/Armenian National Committee), which collaborated with Nazi German authorities against the Soviet Union.[2]


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  1. ^ "The Ministry of Finance in the years of the First Republic". Republic of Armenia Ministry of Finance. August 24, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016.
  2. ^ Berberian, Houri (2020). "From Nationalist-Socialist to National Socialist? The Shifting Politics of Abraham Giulkhandanian". In Der Matossian, Bedross (ed.). The First Republic of Armenia (1918-1920) on Its Centenary: Politics, Gender, and Diplomacy. Fresno: The Press at California State University, Fresno. pp. 53–88. ISBN 9780912201672.