Hrant Maloyan
Hrant Maloyan (
Life and career
Hrant Maloyan was born in
During World War I, Hrant Maloyan was conscripted to the Ottoman army and was sent to the
In 1945, he was appointed by president Shukri al-Quwatli as the General Command of the Internal Security Forces in Syria and served this position until 1949.[2][3] His appointment was heralded by the Syrian press who demonstrated how accommodating Syrian society was towards its diverse population.[6] It is also believed that this is the highest position an Armenian in Syria has ever held.[4]
Maloyan would eventually be known to modernize the Syrian police ranks and improve discipline of the task force in the country. The members of the police task force doubled to 9,751 members by the time his post finished in 1949.[4]
In 1946, Salman al-Murshid, a religious Syrian figure, was organizing a separatist movement. Maloyan had him arrested and ultimately tried and executed in November 1946.[4]
During his time at the Head of Internal Security Forces, the
Having retired in August 1949, he worked for British Airways in Damascus. He then moved to the United States and settled in California, where he died in 1978.[4] His funeral was attended by veteran soldiers, politicians, officers, and a large number of fans.[3]
Hrant Maloyan has been decorated with medals from Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and France.[2]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1845453527.
- ^ a b c d e f "Սուրիական բանակի հայ զորավարները" (in Armenian). AADmag. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "هرانت بك مالويان" (in Arabic). Azad Hye.
- ^ ISBN 1885942400.
- ^ Atamian, Pierre (1964). Histoire de la Communauté Arménienne Catholique de Damas (in French). pp. 153–7.
- ^ Moubayed, Sami (29 October 2010). "Armenians who came to the country after the First World War have assimilated into the society". Gulf News.