Hamlet Chraghchian
Hamlet Chraghchian has accepted to become this year’s Honorary President of Homenetmen’s 43rd Annual Navasartian Games. A meeting held with Chraghchian on Thursday, June 7 allowed for the opportunity to become closely acquainted with his biography and organizational life.
With approximately 60 years of volunteerism in Homenetmen, Chraghchian’s service to the organization ranges from his dedication to the Ararat association in Tehran, Iran, to the positions he has held in Los Angeles as an Executive Board member, Regional Executive Chairperson, Central Executive Board member, and a participant of numerous regional conventions.
As an active member of the organization, Mr. Chraghchian’s life has been closely linked to the ideology and principles of Homenetmen.
When asked where and how his organizational life began, Chraghchian answered, “A group of us were gathered at the Ararat association’s office in Tehran in the 1950’s when a photo of the ARF founders hanging on the wall fell. Behind that photo, we saw another photo of Archbishop Nerses Melik Tankian with Homenetmen scouts in Tabriz. The leader of our youth group, Leonid Ohanian, expressed that we should start a similar scouting group.â€
