Avedis Guidanian

Avedis Guidanian (Armenian: Աւետիս Կիտանեան, Arabic: أواديس كيدانيان; born 21 November 1966^[2]) is the former Minister of Tourism in Lebanon.^[1] He is a member of the ARF political party.

Avedis Guidanian
Minister of Tourism[1]
In office December 2016 – 21 January 2020
President	Michel Aoun
Prime Minister	Saad Hariri
Preceded by	Michel Pharaon[1]
Succeeded by	Ramzi Msharrafieh
Personal details
Born	Avedis Guidanian (1966-11-21) November 21, 1966 (age 58)
Citizenship	Lebanese
Political party	Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Children	2
Education	Armenian Catholic Mesrobian High School
Alma mater	Lebanese University

Biography

Early life

Avedis Guidanian was born on 21 November 1966. He had enrolled his secondary education in Armenian Catholic Mesrobian High School. He holds a degree in Physics from the Lebanese University.^[2]

Life As an ARF party member

He is member of Armenian Revolutionary Federation and had various roles in it. He was chosen as the chairman of Zavarian Student Association of ARF and represented the party in the group of Lebanese parties as well as in numerous assemblies. He had participated in political parties' international assemblies that were held in Kazakhstan and Cambodia.^[2]

In 1998, he was elected as member of ARF Central Committee of Lebanon for the first time. From 2001 till 2005 he was the foreman of ARF Central Committee of Lebanon. Since 2009, he has been the principal of Voice of Van. In 2015, he was elected as the vice-representative of ARF Central Committee of Lebanon.^[2]

Personal life

He is married and has two children.^[3]