Who is who

 

 

 

Phillip Bet Oshana
General
1921-1976

Philip Bet-Oshana was born in 1921 in Hamadan, Iran.

At eighteen, Philip began his studies as an electro-mechanic.

In 1944 he graduated from military training, and in 1946 his studies in electro-mechanics.

In 1947, Philip married Tamara Younano.

Phillip moved to the United States in 1952 in pursuit of education in military industrial technology. After a year and a half, ranked as a Major, he completed his studies in America.

 In 1973, Philip Bet Oshana was promoted to the rank of General in the Iranian Armed Forces.

Alexander Nicolay Tamrazov
Lieutenant General.


He was born in Dvin village of Armenia. His father was a priest.

1928-1929 editor-in-chief of Eastern Star magazine (in Assyrian).

In 1929-1931, he studied at Military School in Russia. He became Lieutenant General.

He passed away in 2009 in Moscow.

 

Andrey Nicolay Tamrazov
General-Mayor

He was born in 1913in  Dvin village of Armenia. His father was a priest.

In 1933, he graduated Baku Mlitary School.

 


Georgy Ilia Sarkisov
General-Mayor
1904-1977

He was born in 1904 in Tiflis.

In 1936, he graduated from Military-Engineering Academy in Kuibishev city.

In 1943-45 he was head of Moscow Military Construction.

Since 1946, he was in responsible positions in the Ministry of Defence of USSR.

In 1953, he became Major-General of USSR Engineering Services

He passed away in 1977.

Rouel Georgis
General-Mayor


He was born on December 01 1936 in Dohuk, Iraq. His father Shawil Georgis was from Temar of Van Province of Turkey, his mother from Qochanis village, Turkey.

In 1950, he was graduated from Dohuk Primary School, and in 1953 he graduated from Dohuk High School.

In 1955, he graduated from Pre-College High School, Scientific branch in Kirkuk.

In 1962, he graduated from Royal Medical College as MD (MB-Ch.B.) in Baghdad. The same year, he graduated from Army Reserve College, Baghdad as 1st Lieutenant.

In February 8, 1963, after Baath Revolution in Iraq he was put behind bars for being active in National Assyrian Activities in Iraq because he was involved in Assyrian life of his community and  clubs.

In 1964, he became CO of Aqra Army Hospital in North of Iraq.

He married in 1967 to Wilhelmina Mirza.

In 1968, he became CO of Iraqi Army Hospital in Amman, Jordan.

In 1970, he was CO of Army Hospital in Dohuk, North of Iraq.

In 1972, he had 3 month training in British Army Hospital in London, UK having rank of major.

In 1973, he graduated from Baghdad Medical College of Baghdad University as specialist in Public Health and Prevention Medicine. (D.PH.)

In 1975, he became general director of Public Health in Iraqi Army until 1989, the same year he was working in the Ministry of Defense with the rank of mayor-general.

In 1979, he had training in Bedsaro Democratic Germany Army Hospital (near Berlin) for 2 months.

In 1982, he attended World Conference in Aids in Montreal, Canada representing Iraqi Public Health.

In 1985, he attended World Conference for Water Supply in Kansas city, USA representing Iraqi Public Health.

In 1989, he had 2 months training in United Kingdom Hospital for Tropical Medicine in Leverpool.

In 1989, he became CO of Iraqi Medical Army Corp #5 being responsible for army hospitals of Mosul, Erbil, Kirkuk  & Suleimania. with the rank of major general.

In 1990, he was arrested for 1 month being under the control of Kurdish Militia when they took Erbil Army Barracks.

In 1991, he was retired from Iraqi Army.

In 1992 he moved to Chicago, USA with his wife Wilhelmina and three sons: Raymond, Hanz, and Allen.

In 1999, he graduated from Malcolm X College of Chicago, IL with associate degree in Applied Science with Honor.

He is working now as medical consultant in CCP program of Assyrian Universal Alliance Foundation. He is lecturer of AUAF and ANCI, of and responsible for the Health Education Program of AUAF radio program.

He is president of Assyrian Aid Society, Chapter President Chicago, Illinois since 2008.

Boris Emmanuel Ivanov
General-Mayor

Boris Emmanuel Ivanov was born on October 14th, 1943. He was born and raised in Tbilisi, Georgia. His father, Emmanuel Ivanov, was born in 1923 in Tbilisi, Georgia. His father’s side of the family came from Iran. Boris’s mother, Sara Ivanova, was born in Tbilisi in 1925; her parents were from Turkey. Sara died in 1996. Boris has two sisters and two brothers.

After finishing high school, Boris entered Police academy. He started his professional career as a criminal police officer. Then he became a chief of criminal police of one district in Tbilisi. Later he was promoted to the chief of police of the city of Tbilisi. After many courageous operations and years of hard work Boris was given a title of a general of military police. Boris also worked in a Department of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

In 1992 he was transferred to Department of Defense of Georgia, were he was promoted to a Chief of Military Police of Georgia and became a general. During the war in Abkhazia (a region of Georgia) Boris was in charge of many military operations. He was one of the last officers who left Abkhazia. He stayed there with his solders and walked to Georgia via Kodory Canyon.

 
In 1995 Boris and his family moved to Moscow. He worked as a Chief of Police of North- Eastern District of Moscow and then worked in the Prosecution.

Georges Sada - Former Commander of the Iraqi Air Force, and Author

Dala Ashur - Iraqi General

 


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