For Hamo Sahyan Memory

Born in the village of Hnaberd, Artik district, Armenia (now in Aragatsotn Province of the Republic of Armenia). He graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology of the Kh. Abovyan Yerevan State Pedagogical Institute. He worked at the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Armenia and at the "Sovetakan grogh" ("Soviet Writer") publishing house. From 1977 he was a member of the Writers' Union of Armenia. He became especially well known for his collections for children. He also worked as a translator. He received a number of awards, including the gold medal of the RA Ministry of Culture in 2010 and the commemorative medal of the RA Prime Minister in 2011. He died in Yerevan.