  Armenian-American benefactor Hirair Hovnanian dies aged 91 April 9, 2021 - 13:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prominent Armenian-American businessman and benefactor, Chairman of he Board of Trustees of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Hirair Hovnanian has died aged 91. Details about the causes of Hovnanian's death weren’t immediately available. A successful businessman, Hovnanian founded Hovnanian Enterprises in 1959, which still remains one of the largest American homebuilders. Hovnanian left a number of philanthropic contributions during his life, especially in support of Armenia and the Armenian diaspora. He made large donations, constructed homes for earthquake victims and contributed to the needs of the Armenian communities abroad. According to Hovnanian Foundation, along with his contributions of time, his charitable contributions exceeded $40 million.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
