AGBU Chapters in Lebanon
The District Committee of Lebanon comprises nine local chapters, of which seven are in Beirut, one in Zahleh, and one in Tripoli. Since the end of the war in 1990, many of its activities have revolved around the Yervant and Alice Demirdjian Center in Dbayeh, just north of Beirut. The organization awards schol¬arships and provides retired teachers with pensions.
Beirut’s Hovagimian-Manoogian School (AGBU arch./New York).
The AGBU’s scouting group in Baghdad (Arch.of the AGBU/New York).
• Baalbek, 10 July 1910: Boghos Papazian
• Zahleh, April 1927: Serovpeh Kiurjian
• Beirut, March 1928: Rupen Ejzajian
• Junieh, June 1928: Rev. H. Y. Ghazarian
• Tripoli, October 1928: Rose Ardzruni
AGBU Chapters in Iraq
The Iraq chapter of the AGBU, created to meet the needs of Armenian refugees in the country, is at present limited to a cultural center located in downtown Baghdad. The center offers weekly Armenian courses, sponsors a marching band, and runs a dynamic scouting movement.
The current president of the AGBU's Iraq branch is Hampartzum Shehranjian.
• Baghdad, December 1912: Hagop Nersesian
• Basra, February 1917: Hagop Ghazigian
• Mosul, August 1931: Boghos Jinivizian
• Kirkuk, July 1933: Hovhannes Hovhannesian
The AGBU’s Local Chapters