Rafayel Yeranosyan - “Pahlevan” at AGBU Performing Art Center in Pasadena, CA, March 14 2025, (818) 265-0506 
The Armenian American Museum Young Leaders Council in Glendale, CA. December 13th - 15th at 7:00 PM. Call: (818) 926-8108 DAME SIAN SEERPOOHI ELIAS
Monday, April 22, 2019
Dame Sian Seerpoohi Elias is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
Origin
Elias was born in the United Kingdom in 1949. Her father was the son of Armenian refugees.
Claim to fame
First female Chief Justice in New Zealand. One of first two women to be made Queen’s Counsel (QC). Strong supporter of rights of aboriginal Maori people.
What others said
“If there were one trait no one who knows her would argue with, it is that she is gracious in all things, even under fire.” – New Zealand Herald
