Anna Eshoo Image File history File links Anna_eshoo. ... Anna Georges Eshoo (born December 13, 1942) is an American politician who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 14th District of California, the heart of Silicon Valley (see map). ... Rosie Malek-Yonan Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1242x1301, 465 KB) Rosie Malek-Yonan This template is deprecated by {{PermissionOTRS}}. Please do not use this template anymore. ... Kinu 22:39, 5 February 2006 (UTC) Category: ... Janan Sawa Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Janan Sawa (1956 Dohuk, Iraq - ) is a famous Assyrian musician. ... General Georges Sada Image File history File links Georges_Sada. ... General Georges Hormiz Sada (Arabic:جورجس سعدا)(aka Gewargis or George Hormis) (born ?1939) is a member of the Iraqi government. ... Alphonse Mingana Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Alphonse Mingana circa 1930 Alphonse Mingana (1878 Sharansh, village near Zakho, Ottoman Empire (present day Iraq) - 3 December 1937 Birmingham, England) was a Assyrian theologian, historian, orientalist, and a former priest. ... Franso Hariri Image File history File links Fransohariri. ... Franso Heriri was a high ranking and long-standing Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq member and head of the KDP block of Iraqi Kurdistan National Assembly. ... Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII Image File history File links Mar_Eshai_Shimun_XXIII.JPG No source File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII, sometimes known as Mar Shimun XXI Ishaya, Catholicos Patriarch of the Church of the East from 1920 until his assassination on November 6, 1975. ... Tariq Aziz United States Central Command photo. ... Tariq Aziz Mikhail Yuhanna, later and more popularly known as Tariq Aziz or Tareq Aziz, (Arabic: طارق عزيز, Syriac: ܜܪܩ ܥܙܝܙ) (born 1936 in Tel Keppe) was the Foreign Minister (1983 – 1991) and Deputy Prime Minister (1979 – 2003) of Iraq, and a close advisor of former President Saddam Hussein for decades. ...

Actors

• Emita Babazadeh
• F. Murray Abraham
• Jim Backus
• Rosie Malek-Yonan
• Yasmine Hanani
• Tony Yalda
• Lany Tamraz
• Michael David (VII)
• Vincent Ouchana
• Luther Hoobyar
• James Younan
• Rony Mammoo

Emita Babazadeh is a 13 year-old Assyrian actress from Iran. ... Fahrid Murray Abraham[1] (born October 24, 1939) is an American actor. ... James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio - July 3, 1989 In Los Angeles, California) was a radio, television, film actor, character actor, and voice actor. ... Kinu 22:39, 5 February 2006 (UTC) Category: ... Yasmine Hanani (also spelled Yasmine Hannaney, born June 5, 1980) is an American actress, of Iraqi heritage. ... Tony Yalda (sometimes credited as Anthony Yalda) is an actor born to Assyrian parents in Beirut, Lebanon on March 2, 1981. ...

Artists & Calligraphers

• Eser Afacan
• Hanibal Alkhas
• Issa Benyamin
• Ninos Shimshon

Eser Afacan (b. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Athletes

In the Middle East

• Akram Emmanouel
• Ammo Baba, Iraqi football player
• Anwar Oshana
• Basil Gorgis Hanna, Iraqi football player
• David Malek-Yonan, Gold, silver and bronze medalist in track and field and soccer in Iran
• George Issabeg, 1948 and 1952 Olympics boxer representing Iran
• George Malek-Yonan, Iran's Champion of Champions, Gold medalist in Pentathelon and Track & Field
• Izarya Il-Khanoff, Boxer from Iran in 1964 Olympics
• John Warda, 1950 Bronze medalist in shot put in Iran
• Emmanuel Agassi, 1948 and 1952 Olympics boxer representing Iran. Father of Andre Agassi.
• Nineveh Bet-Malek, Soccer player for Iran's Taj Soccer Team
• Shoura Osipov, 1948 Olympics boxer representing Iran
• Thamer Yousif, Iraqi football player
• Youra Eshaya, Iraqi football player

Emmanuel Baba Dawud (born November 27, 1934), better known as Ammo Baba, is a former Iraqi Assyrian international football player and coach for the Iraq national football team. ... Basil Gorgis (or Basil Korkis, * September 6, 1961) was a former Iraqi Assyrian international football player. ... George Issabeg was an Assyrian boxer that represented Iran in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. ... The Games of the XIV Olympiad were held in 1948 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. ... There were two Olympic Games in the year 1952: 1952 Summer Olympics 1952 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Sports George Malek-Yonan earned the title of Champion of Champions in Iranian Sports for many years in the fields of track and field, pentathelon and soccer. ... Emmanuel Mike Agassi is best known for being the father of number one tennis player Andre Agassi. ... The Games of the XIV Olympiad were held in 1948 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. ... There were two Olympic Games in the year 1952: 1952 Summer Olympics 1952 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Eskandar (Alexander) Shura Ossipoff was an Assyrian boxer that represented Iran in the 1948 Olympics. ... There were two Olympic Games in the year 1948: 1948 Summer Olympics 1948 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Thamer Yousif was a Iraqi Assyrian football player. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

Diaspora

• Abgar Barsom
• Alex Agase
• Andre Agassi
• Andreas Yacob-Haddad
• Ashour Asho
• Daniyel Cimen
• George Bahto
• George Mourad
• Gewargis Tooma
• Jasar Takak
• Kennedy Bakircioglu
• Michael Shabaz
• Sharbel Touma

There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Alexander Arrasi Agase (March 27, 1922 - May 3, 2007) is a former American football player and coach. ... Andre Kirk Agassi (Armenian: , Assyrian: ܐܢܕܪܐ ܐܓܣܥ) (born April 29, 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former World No. ... Andreas Yacob-Haddad is a 22year old Swedish football striker who plays for Norwegian side Lillestrøm SK. Before signing with LSK he played for Assyriska Södertälje. ... Ashour Asho is an Assyrian boxer from America. ... Daniyel Cimen [] (born November 19, 1985 in Hanau) is a German football player of Assyrian origin, currently playing for Eintracht Frankfurt Categories: | | | | ... George Mourad (born 18 September 1982 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish football striker. ... Jasar Takak (born on March 4, 1982 in s Hertogenbosch, Netherlands) is a Dutch-footballer who plays currently for NEC. Takak plays the central midfiend position. ... Kennedy Bakircioglü (born 2 November 1980 in Södertälje, Sweden ) is an Assyrian-Swedish football player. ... Michael Shabaz (b. ... Sharbel Touma (born in Beirut, Lebanon) is an SyriacAramaic-Swedish footballer. ...

Directors

• Alfred Rasho, Emmy awarded documentary filmmaker 1992, 1995
• Henri Charr
• Josef Fares
• Lina Yakubova
• Martin Khoshaba
• Ninos Jando
• Nuri Kino
• Oleg Yakushenkov
• Terrence Malick, Oscar awarded filmmaker

Alfred Rasho is an Assyrian documentary filmmaker. ... Henri Charr also credited as Henri Charbakshi and H. Charr is an Assyrian filmmaker born in Iran and living in Southern California. ... Josef Fares (born September 19, 1977 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Swedish-Lebanese film director. ... Lina Yakubova is an Armenian documentary filmmaker. ... Nuri Kino is an Assyrian-Swedish journalist and documentary filmmaker. ... Oleg Yakushenkov is an Assyrian documentary filmmaker, born and raised in Russia and still makes his home there. ... Terrence Terry Malick (born November 30, 1943 in Waco, Texas) is an Assyrian American film director. ...

Educators and explorers

• Ashur Yousif
• David Perley
• Emmanuel Kamber
• Hormuzd Rassam
• Sabri Atman
• Dr. Simon Francis Shamoun

Ashur Yusef Efendi (1858 Harput, Ottoman Empire - June 23, 1915 Diyarbekir, Ottoman Empire) was a professor and an Assyrian nationalist leader prior to World War I and the Assyrian Genocide. ... Emanuel Kamber, Ph. ... Hormuzd Rassam (1826-1910) was an Assyriologist and traveller, born at Mosul of Christian parents. ...

Entrepreneurs

• Bob Miner, Co-Founder of Oracle Corporation
• James Yonan, Founder of OpenVPN
• Mark Michael, Co-Founder of Synapse Corporate Solutions
• Milton Malek-Yonan, Inventor of Converted Rice
• Victor Kamber, labor activist and founder, The Kamber Group
• Simon Mikhail, LFM

If Larry Ellison was the brain behind Oracle, Bob Miner was its heart. ... Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) is one of the major companies developing database management systems (DBMS), tools for database development, middle-tier software, enterprise resource planning software (ERP), customer relationship management software (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) software. ... James Yonan is an Assyrian and founder of OpenVPN. Category: ... OpenVPN is a virtual private network (VPN) package for creating point-to-point encrypted tunnels between host computers. ... Milton Malek-Yonan was an Assyrian entrepreneur and inventor. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Leaders

• Agha Petros, WWI Assyrian General in Iran
• Shamoun Hanna Haydo

Agha Petros, was born on April 1st. ... Shamoun Hanna Haydo (sometimes spelled Chamoun) was a Assyrian resistance leader during the Assyrian genocide of the early 20 century. ...

Magicians

• Samuel Kasrani

Samuel Kasrani with Evander Hollyfeilds. ...

Models

• Ramona Amiri, Miss Canada 2005
• Claudia Hanna, Miss Iraq 2006

Ramona Amiri Ramona Rina Amiri (April 16, 1980 Montreal, Quebec) is an Iranian-Canadian woman of Assyrian and Persian heritage[1] who won the Miss World Canada contest in 2005. ... Claudia Hanna Claudia Hanna is a 21 year old Assyrian Christian. ...

Musicians and Composers

Complete list; List of Assyrian musicians

• Aboud Zazi
• Gabriel Asaad
• James Gabriel
• Jamil Bashir
• Janan Sawa
• Juliana Jendo
• Linda George
• Marganita Vogt-Khofri
• Munir Bashir
• Nawfal Shamoun
• Ninsun Poli
• Paulus Khofri
• Raed George
• Tony Gabriel
• William Daniel

The following is a list of Assyrian musicians. ... Aboud Zazi is a famous Assyrian singer. ... Gabriel Asaad (in Syriac: ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܐܣܥܕ‎) (1907, Midyat–1997) was an Assyrian composer and musician. ... James Gabriel was Grand Chief of the Mohawk community at Kanesatake (located near Oka, Quebec) from 1995 to 2004. ... Jamil Bashir Jamil Bashir was born in Mosul, Iraq in 1921 and is the brother of Munir Bashir. ... Janan Sawa (1956 Dohuk, Iraq - ) is a famous Assyrian musician. ... Juliana Jendo interviewed on Ishtar TV. Juliana Jendo is an Assyrian-American singer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Marganita Vogt-Khofri(مرگنیته خفری)( Musician and vocalist)was born in Kermanshah(كرمانشاه),Iran(ایران), in 1952. ... Munir Bashir (Arabic: ‎, Syriac: ܡܢܝܪ ܒܫܝܪ) He created different styles of the Arabian short scaled lute, the oud. ... Nawfal Shamoun (born November 28, 1968 in Basra, Iraq) is an Assyrian singer. ... Ninsun Poli is a 21 year-old Assyrian singer and songwriter raised Botkyrka, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. ... {{hangon}} Paulus Khofri(پولوس خفری)( Composer, Painter, Author) was born on Aug 7, 1923 in Assyrian family in the city of Baghdad. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tony Gabriel was a pass receiver in the Canadian Football League from 1971 to 1981. ... William Daniel (1826-1897) was a politician who graduated from Dickinson College, studied law, and began practicing it in Maryland in 1851. ...

Non-Assyrian music

• Petey Franchise
• Generation X
• Melechesh
• Mili Mili World Music

Peter Zora (born November 13, 1982 in Detroit, Michigan) is also known by his production title Petey Franchise. ... Generation X is a term used to describe generations in many countries around the world. ... Melechesh is a black metal band that originated in Jerusalem, Israel. ... Mili Mili World Music is an eclectic mix of artists and music with the moto One World, One Race, One Voice. ...

Physicians and Scientist

• Benjamin Taimoorazy, M.D.
• Hunayn bar Ishaq
• Sergius of Reshaina
• Yuhanna Ibn Masawaih
• [ [Dr. Simon Francis Shamoun] ]

Benjamin Taimoorazy, M.D., an Assyrian anesthesiologist, was born on 16 May 1961 in Tehran, Iran. ... Hunayn ibn Ishaq (Arabic: حنين بن إسحاق العبادي ), or more formally Abu Zayd Hunayn Ibn Ishaq al Ibadi (809-873) was a famous and influential Arab Nestorian scholar, physician, and scientist, known for his work in translating scientific and medical works in Greek into Arabic. ... Sergius of Reshaina was an Assyrian physician during the 6th century. ... Yuhanna ibn Masawaih, also written Ibn Masawaih, Masawaiyh, and in latin Mesue, Masuya, Mesue Major, Msuya, and Mesue the Elder was an Assyrian physician [1] from the Academy of Gundishapur. ...

Politicians

Iraq

• Ablahad Afraim Sawa, Iraq Parliement Representative
• Albert Edward Ismail Yelda, Iraq Ambassador to the Vatican
• Bahnam Zaya Bulos, Iraq Minister of Transport (2003-2004)
• Basim Bello, Mayor of Tel Kaif, Iraq
• Basimah Yusuf Butrus, Iraq Minister of Science and Technology 2005-2006
• Georges Sada General served under Saddam in the Iraqi Air force
• Fawzi Franso Hariri, Iraq Parliement Representative
• Franso Hariri, Mayor of Arbil
• Pascal Esho Warda, Iraq Minister of Immigration and Refugees 2003-2004
• Sarkis Aghajan Mamendo, Current Minister of Finance and Economy in Kurdistan Regional Government
• Tariq Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq 1979–2003
• Wijdan Michael, Current Minister of Human Rights in Iraq
• Yonadam Kanna, Secretary General of the Assyrian Democratic Movement and Iraq Parliement Representative
• Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Secretary General of Iraqi Communist Party 1941-1949

Ablahad Afraim Sawa is a member of the National Assembly of Iraq who was elected on the Kurdistani Alliance slate. ... Iraqi Council of Representatives Under the permanent constitution approved on October 15, 2005, legislative authority is vested in two bodies, the Council of Representatives and the Council of Union. ... Albert Edward Ismail Yelda (b. ... Bahnam Zaya Bulos (b. ... Basim Bello is, as of December 2006, the mayor of Tel Kaif, Iraq. ... Tel Kaif (Tel Keipeh in Syriac ܬܠ ܟܦܐ) is one of the largest Chaldo-Assyrian towns in Iraq. ... Basimah in Rome Basimah Yusuf Butrus (or Basima Yousif Putros) (1963 Arbil, Iraq - )is a Iraqi-Assyrian politican that is curently serving as the Minister of Science and Technology in Iraq. ... General Georges Hormiz Sada (Arabic:جورجس سعدا)(aka Gewargis or George Hormis) (born ?1939) is a member of the Iraqi government. ... Fawzi Franso Toma Hariri (1958 Arbil, Iraq) is Iraqs Minister of Industry and Minerals. ... Iraqi Council of Representatives Under the permanent constitution approved on October 15, 2005, legislative authority is vested in two bodies, the Council of Representatives and the Council of Union. ... Franso Heriri was a high ranking and long-standing Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq member and head of the KDP block of Iraqi Kurdistan National Assembly. ... Arbil (also written Erbil or Irbil; BGN: ArbÄ«l; Arabic: , ArbÄ«l; Kurdish: , Hewlêr; Syriac: ܐܪܒܝܠ, Arbela, Turkish: Erbil) is believed by many to be one of the oldest continuously-inhabited cities in the world and is one of the larger cities in Iraq [1] [2] [3]. The city lies... Pascal Esho Warda was the Minister of Immigration and Refugees in the Iraqi Interim Government. ... Sarkis Aghajan Mamendo Sarkis Aghajan Mamendo, was appointed Minister for Finance and the Economy in the unified cabinet on 7th May 2006. ... Official languages: Kurdish and Arabic Capital: Erbil Prime Minister: Nechervan Idris Barzani Area about 80 000 km² Population  - Total (2005):  - Density: perhaps 5,750,000 40/km² Currency: Iraqi dinar Time zone: UTC+3 National anthem: Ey Reqîb The Kurdish Autonomous Region is a political entity established in 1970... Tariq Aziz Mikhail Yuhanna, later and more popularly known as Tariq Aziz or Tareq Aziz, (Arabic: طارق عزيز, Syriac: ܜܪܩ ܥܙܝܙ) (born 1936 in Tel Keppe) was the Foreign Minister (1983 – 1991) and Deputy Prime Minister (1979 – 2003) of Iraq, and a close advisor of former President Saddam Hussein for decades. ... Wijdan Michael Salim is the current Iraqi Minister for Human Rights in the government of Nouri al-Maliki. ... Yonadam Kanna (Syriac: ܝܘܢܐܕܐܡ ܚܢܐ) was a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council created following the United Statess 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... The Assyrian Democratic Movement (ܙܘܥܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ) is an ethnic Assyrian political party in Iraq. ... Iraqi Council of Representatives Under the permanent constitution approved on October 15, 2005, legislative authority is vested in two bodies, the Council of Representatives and the Council of Union. ... Yusuf Salman Yusuf (aka Comrade Fahd, 1901-1949) was a prominent leader of the Iraqi Communist Party. ... Since its foundation in 1934, the Iraqi Communist Party (in Arabic: الحزب الشيوعي العراقي) has dominated the left in Iraqi politics. ...

Iran

• Atour Khnanishoo, Iran Parliament representative
• Freydun Atturaya, Co-founder of the Assyrian Socialist Party
• Philip Bet-Oshana, General in Iran during Shah Pahlavi's regime
• Shmooel Sarmekanik, General serving presently
• Shmooel Polisian, General serving presently
• Homer Ashurian, Iran Parliament representative
• Sargon Bet-Oshana, Iran Parliament representative
• Shamshoon Magsoodpoor, Iran Parliament representative
• William Ebrahimi, Iran Parliament representative
• Wilson Betmasour, Iran Parliament representative
• Yonatan Bet-Kolia, Iran Parliament Present representative

Image:DSC--Majlis5323. ... Dr. Freydun Bit Abram (or Freydun Atturaya) (1891-1926) was an Assyrian physicist born in the town of Charbash in the district of Urmia (Iran). ... Image:DSC--Majlis5323. ... Image:DSC--Majlis5323. ... Image:DSC--Majlis5323. ... Image:DSC--Majlis5323. ... Image:DSC--Majlis5323. ... Image:DSC--Majlis5323. ...

Throughout Middle East

• Naum Faiq, 1868-1930
• Nenif Matran Hariri
• Romeo Nissan Hakkari
• Shimmun Khammo

Naum Faiq (in Syriac: ܢܥܘܡ ܦܐܝܩ) born in Diyarbakir 1868/Omid in North Mesopotamia and passed away in New Jersey in US 1930. ...

In the Assyrian diaspora

• Adam Benjamin, Jr., Indiana Congressman
• Anna Eshoo, California Congressman
• Attiya Gamri, Netherlands Parliament Representive
• Emmanuel Kamber, Assyrian Universal Alliance Secretary General
• Eugene Dooman
• Helena Guergis, current Canadian Member of Parliament and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
• Ibrahim Baylan, Sweden Minister of Education 2004-2006 and Sweden Parliament
• John Lazar, Turlock, California Mayor
• John Nimrod, Illinois Senator
• Scott Rumana, Wayne, New Jersey Mayor
• Yilmaz Kerimo, Sweden Parliament

Adam Benjamin Jr. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... Anna Georges Eshoo (born December 13, 1942) is an American politician who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 14th District of California, the heart of Silicon Valley (see map). ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Emanuel Kamber, Ph. ... An umbrella Assyrian Organization. ... Eugene Hoffman Dooman (1890 – 1969) served as counselor at the United States Embassy in Tokyo during the critical negotiations between the two countries during World War II. Born in Osaka to missionary parents of Assyrian background who themselves were born in northwest Iran, Dooman knew Japanese as a native. ... Helena C. Guergis, PC (pronounced: DZHOR-dzhis) (born February 19, 1969) is a Canadian politician. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... Fron 1993 to 2003, the title of Secretary of State was given to officials in the Government of Canada. ... The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), more commonly known as Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, is a department in the Government of Canada which has responsibility for foreign policy and diplomacy, as well as import/export and international trade policies. ... Ibrahim Baylan (born 1972) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. ... The parliament building from outside. ... Turlock is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Scott Rumana (born July 18, 1964) is a politician from Wayne, New Jersey. ... Wayne is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, located less than 20 miles from midtown Manhattan. ... Yilmaz Kerimo (born 1963) is an Assyrian and a member of the Riksdag (the Swedish Parliament) and a member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. ... The parliament building from outside. ...

Religious figures

Main Articles: List of Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Babylon, List of Patriarchs of Babylon,
List of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch.

• Bar Sauma
• Babai the Great 551-628
• Basile Georges Casmoussa
• David Benjamin Keldani
• Ephrem the Syrian
• Henana of Adiabene
• Mar Dinkha IV 1935-present
• Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII
• Mar Shimun XIX Benyamin 1903-1918
• Mar Yousip Khnanisho 1893-1977
• Sargis Bkheera 633 AD
• Tatian
• Toma bar Yacoub
• Yusuf Akbulut
• Mar Emanual III Deli
• Mar Paulus Shaikho
• Mar Rafeal BitDavid
• Mar Youhannan Semaan Issayi

This is a list of The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Babylon, the leaders of the Chaldean Catholic Church and one of the Patriarchs of the east of the Catholic Church. ... The Patriarch of Babylon, also called the Assyrian Patriarch, is the leader of the Assyrian Church of the East. ... The Patriarch of Antioch is the head of the Syriac Orthodox Church. ... Bar Sauma was a teacher at the School of Edessa in the 5th century, but had to flee to Persia because of his Nestorian views. ... Babai the Great (c. ... Basile Georges Casmoussa (born 25 October 1938) is the Syrian Catholic archbishop of Mosul, Iraq. ... Ephrem the Syrian (Syriac: , ;Greek: ; Latin: Ephraem Syrus; 306–373) was a deacon, prolific Syriac language hymn writer and theologian of the 4th century. ... Henana of Adiabene was headmaster of the School of Nisibis, the theological center of the Assyrian Church of the East, from 571 to about 610. ... Mar Dinkha IV Mar Khanania Dinkha IV, was born on September 15, 1935, in the province of Darbandoki, Assyria. ... Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII, sometimes known as Mar Shimun XXI Ishaya, Catholicos Patriarch of the Church of the East from 1920 until his assassination on November 6, 1975. ... Mar Benyamin Shimon XXI (1887 - March, 1918) was a Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East. ... Mar Yousip Khnanisho Mar Yousip Khnanisho (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܝܘܣܦ ܚܢܢܝܫܘܥ), who was the spiritual leader of the Shamezdin Assyrians was Metropolitan Mar Yousip Khnanisho of the Assyrian Church of the East, who, in the old days was styled as the Metropolitan of Rustaqa. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Tatian was an early Assyrian[1] Christian writer and theologian of the second century. ... Toma bar Yacoub (Thomas of Marga) was a Nestorian Assyrian [1] bishop and author of an important monastic history in Syriac, who flourished in the 9th century CE. He was born early in the century in the region of Salakh to the north-east of Mosul. ... Father Yusuf Akbulut is an Assyrian priest who was arrested by Turkish authorities after stating in an interview that he believed Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks were subjected to a genocide by Turkey. ... Mar Youhannan Semaan Issayi (1914 - 1999) was the Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran) from March 16, 1971 until his death on February 7, 1999. ...

Writers and poets

Complete list; List of Assyrian authors

• Alphonse Mingana 1878-1937
• Aphrahat 270-345
• Bar Daysan 154-222
• Frederick A. Aprim, Assyrians: The Continuous Saga (2005), Assyrians: From Bedr Khan to Saddam Hussein (2006)
• George Lamsa, The Secret of the Near East (1923), The Oldest Christian People (1926)
• Iamblichus of Chalcis 245-325
• Ivan Kakovitch, (1933-2006) Mount Semele (2001))
• Khalil Gibran 1883-1931, The Prophet (1923), The Garden of The Prophet (1933)
• Lucian of Samosata
• Yuhanon Qashisho 1918-2001)
• Nina Burleigh
• Obelit Yadgar, Will's Music (pub 2005)
• Publilius Syrus
• Rosie Malek-Yonan, The Crimson Field (2005)
• Sargon Boulus
• Terrence Malick, The New World (2005), The Thin Red Line (1998), Days of Heaven (1978), Badlands (1973)
• Thea Halo, Not Even My Name (2000)
• William Daniel, Ghadina Gabbara 3 volume collection (1964)

The following is a List of Assyrian authors. ... Alphonse Mingana circa 1930 Alphonse Mingana (1878 Sharansh, village near Zakho, Ottoman Empire (present day Iraq) - 3 December 1937 Birmingham, England) was a Assyrian theologian, historian, orientalist, and a former priest. ... Aphrahat ( 270–345; Syriac: — ; also Greek , and Latin Aphraates) was a Syriac-Christian author of the fourth century from Persia, , who composed a series of twenty-three expositions or homilies on points of Christian doctrine and practice. ... Bardaisan (Syriac: , ; 154–222; also latinized as Bardesanes) was a Syriac gnostic, founder of the heretical Bardaisanites, and an outstanding scientist, scholar, astrologist, philosopher and poet, also renowned for his knowledge of India, on which he wrote a book, now lost. ... Fredrick A. Aprim is an Assyrian author and activist. ... Dr. George M. Lamsa (August 5, 1892 – September 22, 1975) was born in Mar Bishu in what is now the extreme east of Turkey. ... Iamblichus, also known as Iamblichus Chalcidensis, (ca. ... Ivan Kakovitch (December 9, 1933 Kiev, USSR - December 22, 2006 Paris, France) was an Assyrian author, journalist, professor, and a nationalist leader. ... Khalil Gibran (also known as Kahlil Gibran; born Gibran Khalil Gibran, Arabic: جبران خليل جبران, Syriac: ܓ̰ܒܪܢ ܚܠܝܠ ܓ̰ܒܪܢ) (born January 6, 1883; died April 10, 1931) was an artist, poet and writer. ... Lucian of Samosata (c. ... Yuhanon Qashisho (b. ... Nina Burleigh is an American author and journalist. ... Obelit Yadgar is an Assyrian-American published author and a radio personality from Glendale, Wisconsin. ... Publilius (less correctly Publius) Syrus, a Latin writer of maxims, flourished in the 1st century BC. He was a native of Syria and was brought as a slave to Italy, but by his wit and talent he won the favour of his master, who freed and educated him. ... Kinu 22:39, 5 February 2006 (UTC) Category: ... Sargon Boulus (1944 Habbaniyah, Iraq - ) is a Iraqi Assyrian arabic poet and short story writer. ... Terrence Terry Malick (born November 30, 1943 in Waco, Texas) is an Assyrian American film director. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... William Daniel (1826-1897) was a politician who graduated from Dickinson College, studied law, and began practicing it in Maryland in 1851. ...

In the news

• Elias Syriani
• Munir Redfa
• Karl Suleman

Elias Hanna Syriani (January 7, 1938 – November 18, 2005) was a convicted murderer executed by the U.S. state of North Carolina by lethal injection. ... Munir Redfa is an Israeli citizen of Iraqi origin, who defected to Israel in 1966 by flying a MiG 21 belonging to the Iraqi Air Force to Israel. ...

Other

• Cindy Sargon
• Lado Davidov - Hero of the Soviet Union

Cindy Sargon is an Australian TV chef who currently hosts Food 4 Life on the Seven Network. ... Lado Davidov (1924 - 1987) - soviet soldier during the Second World War. ... Hero of the Soviet Union (Russian: Герой Советского Союза, Geroy Sovyetskovo Soyuza) was the highest honorary title and the superior degree of distinction of the Soviet Union. ...

Broadcaster

• Paul Caldani-Radio Iran 670 Am KIRN Los Angeles, California
• Bob Malek Los Angeles, California