Aram Karamanukyan, General of the Syrian Army

Aram Karamanukyan was a lieutenant general of the Syrian army and one of the founders of the Syrian armed forces. In the 1940s he became the first Armenian officer to hold a command post in the Syrian army. In 1946, after the proclamation of Syria’s independence and the withdrawal of French troops, he joined the Syrian National Army. In 1949 he was appointed commander-in-chief of the artillery, and in 1953 he received the rank of general.

He was awarded numerous orders and medals by Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and France. Besides his military service, he was engaged in literary work and wrote several books.

In this portrait he wears a military uniform with epaulettes, with orders and medals on his chest.