Rafi Manoukian
Rafi Manoukian | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Glendale, California | |
| In office April 2005 – April 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Yousefian |
| Succeeded by | Dave Weaver |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Miami Dade Community College |
Rafi Manoukian (born 1961) is a businessman and elected council member for several terms to Glendale City Council and has served at times as mayor of the city.
Biography
Manoukian immigrated to the United States in 1975 from
During his four years in the military, Manoukian received an Associate in Arts Degree from
From 1997 to 1998, Manoukian served on the Measure K School Bond Committee, a role for which he earned the Glendale Unified School District Burtis E. Taylor Education Award. From 1998 to 1999, Manoukian served on the Board of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce as well as on the Board of the Glendale Youth Alliance.
In April 1999, Manoukian was elected to the Glendale City Council after promoting the registration of over 4000 new voters. He was re-elected in 2003, attaining the most votes of any council candidate up to that point in time. In addition to his duties as a councilmember, Manoukian served as Chair of the
In January 2011, Manoukian announced his candidacy for Glendale City Council. He won the election and was sworn in as a Glendale City Councilmember in April 2011.[1]
See also
- History of the Armenian Americans in Los Angeles
References
- ^ "GLENDALENEWSPRESS.COM". articles.glendalenewspress.com. Retrieved 2020-06-30.