Albert A. Boyajian (, born June 4, 1940,

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) is an American business leader, activist for Armenian causes and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of the Armenian American Political Action Committee (A.A.P.A.C.), which promotes

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n issues in

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concerning

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, social financial, cultural activities, and cooperation between

and the

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Biography

In 1968, he graduated from the

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with a degree in Modern

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and then emigrated to the

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. In 1978, he established the Global Bakeries, Inc. in the production & supply of food product, and has become a national and international enterprise and he currently serves as president and

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. In 1984, he established the first

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Youth Association

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of America Pack. In 1993, he founded the Boyajian Youth Center in

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, that focuses on social activities and Art Gallery for children in the community. In 1997, he led a team that secured $9.56 million University endowment from

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and he established an educational endowment fund for

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. In 2011, he was honored with the Armenian National Assembly Order of Honor for many years of charity work. He has

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over $1 million to Armenia Fund, Inc. and was awarded the Republican Senatorial Medal of Freedom. He is the co-founder of Pan Armenian games.

External links

Albert A. Boyajian awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor

Albert A. Boyajian among Honorees at AGBU Convention
by
THE ARMENIAN GENERAL BENEVOLENT UNION (AGBU)
' 1940 births Living people Syrian people of Armenian descent People from Aleppo University of Paris alumni 21st-century American philanthropists American people of Armenian descent Ethnic Armenian philanthropists American food industry businesspeople Armenian businesspeople Ethnic Armenian businesspeople Syrian Christians Syrian emigrants to the United States Syrian expatriates in France

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