Sahakian
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Sahakian (Armenian: Սահակեան) or Sahakyan (Սահակյան) is a fairly common surname in Armenia originating from the patronymic Armenian equivalent to Isaac. Sahakian translates to Son of Isaac, or descendant of Isaac.
The surname can refer to the following people:
- Alan V. Sahakian, the John A. Dever Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Northwestern University
- Aramais Sahakyan (b. 1936), an Armenian poet and translator
- Avetik Sahakyan (1863 – 1933), former Parliamentary President of Armenia
- Bako Sahakyan (b. 1960), president of Artsakh
- Barbara Sahakian American-born neuroscientist, based in Cambridge, UK
- Henry D. Sahakian, an Iranian-American businessman, the founder of Uni-Mart
- Jack Sahakian (1931 – 1995), an American actor
- Norayr Sahakyan (b. 1987), an Armenian football player
- Oshin Sahakian (b. 1986), an Iranian basketball player
- Sumbat Saakian (1951 – 1993), a politician in the Government of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic
- Vatche Sahakian (b. 1970), a Canadian string theorist, teaching at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California.
- William S. Sahakian (1922– 1986), an American philosopher
See also
This page lists people with the surname Sahakian.
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