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# Vatra (band)

Vatra is a Croatian rock band. The song "Tremolo", featuring Damir Urban, won them the Porin for the best vocal cooperation of 2012.
The band was among the participants of Dora 2024, the Croatian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Slatke suze, gorka ljubav"; they advanced from their semi-final on 23 February 2024.

## Discography
### Studio albums

* Između nas, Jabukaton, 1999
* Anđeo s greškom, Dallas Records, 2002
* Prekid programa, Dallas Records, 2004
* Aritmija, Dallas Records, 2006
* Sputnik, Dallas Records, 2008
* Ima li budnih, Dallas Records, 2011
* VT, Dallas Records, 2013
* Zmajevi na vjetru, 2015

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | CRO | Album |
| "Bilo je dobro dok je trajalo" | 2013 | 3 | VT |
| "Vrati se" | 2013 | 22 | VT |
| "Tango" | 2014 | 1 | Zmajevi na vjetru |
| "Vidi kako se smiješ" | 2021 | 1 | Javi se kad stigneš |
| "Nova godina nije se dogodila" | 2021 | 2 | Javi se kad stigneš |
| "Rum na usnama" (featuring Božo Vrećo) | 2022 | 4 | Javi se kad stigneš |
| "Javi se kad stigneš" | 2022 | 1 | Javi se kad stigneš |
| "Meni treba tako malo" | 2023 | 1 | Non-album single |
| "Slatke suze, gorka ljubav" | 2024 | 1 | Non-album single |
| "Nitko osim nas" | 2024 | 2 | Non-album single |
| "Kako smo glupi" | 2024 | 2 | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||

### Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | CRO | Album |
| "Zajedno sami" | 2022 | 4 | Javi se kad stigneš |
# Conus gouldi

Conus gouldi is a fossil species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

## Description

The size of the shell attains 26.7 mm.

## Distribution

This marine species is only known as a fossil from the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.
# Martín Trejo

Martín Trejo (born 9 November 1993) is an Argentine badminton player, and now works as national coach. Trejo won a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2013 South American Badminton Championships.
He was also part of the Argentine squad that won bronze in the mixed team event at the South American Championships in 2013 and 2015.

## Achievements
### South American Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Campo Deportivo Ñielol, Temuco, Chile | Tomás Thouyaret | Andrés Corpancho Sebastian Macías | 10–21, 10–21 | Bronze |

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Argentina International | Javier de Paepe | Dino Delmastro Mateo Delmastro | 19–21, 21–18, 21–11 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament
# Ney Costa

Alberto Ney Costa de Jesús (born 20 November 1980) is a Brazilian former footballer who last played as a striker for Deportes Savio.

## Early life

Costa was born in 1980 in Brazil to a state official mother and a policer officer father and has a sister and two brothers.

## Career

Costa was regarded as one of the most prolific strikers in Honduras. In 2007, he signed for Honduran sideDeportes Savio, where he as regarded as an important player for the club. In 2012, he signed for Honduran side Vida, where he was regarded as unable to establish himself in the club and receive consistent playing time.

## Style of play

Costa mainly operated as a striker and was known for his chubby appearance during games.

## Post-playing career

After retiring from professional football, Costa worked in the coffee industry.

## Personal life

Costa was married and had twin children who died at an early age. He can speak Spanish and Portuguese.
# The Bi Life

The Bi Life is a British dating reality programme. It features bisexual people exploring the dating scene of Barcelona while receiving dating advice and support from each other and host Courtney Act. The show has been noted in media for promoting bisexual visibility.

## Cast

The series' main cast was revealed on 9 October 2018, two weeks before the first episode was broadcast.
| Name | Age | Hometown |
| Carmen Clarke | 21 | Manchester |
| Daisie Thilwind | 26 | Manchester |
| Irene Ellis | 23 | London |
| Kyle McGovern | 23 | South Wales |
| Leonnie Cavill | 27 | Manchester |
| Mariella Amodeo | 33 | London |
| Matt Brindley | 27 | Chester |
| Michael Gunning | 24 | Manchester |
| Ryan Cleary | 27 | London |

## Episodes

All episodes were originally broadcast on E! in the UK and Ireland, starting from 25 October 2018, before being uploaded to YouTube and hayu.
| No. in series | Title | Original release date |
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 25 October 2018 (2018-10-25) |
| A group of sexy singles jet off to Barcelona to find love. The Bi Life cast meet each other for the very first time and settle into their Spanish villa, ready for a long, hot summer of dating ahead of them. |||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 1 November 2018 (2018-11-01) |
| The sexy singles continue their quest to find love. Breaking the norms of the dating shows which have come before it; this sexy new series will chart the cast's highs and lows as they embark on this ultimate life-changing journey of self-discovery. |||

## Viewership

Weekly ratings for each show on E!. All ratings are provided by BARB.
| Episode | Date | Date | Official rating on E! (UK) | Weekly rank for E! (UK) |
| Episode | in UK | in Australia | Official rating on E! (UK) | Weekly rank for E! (UK) |
| Episode 1 | 25 October | 30 October | 65,300 | 2 |
| Episode 2 | 1 November | 6 November | TBA | TBA |
| Episode 3 | 8 November | 13 November | TBA | TBA |
# Ahmed Sharful Hossain

Ahmed Sharful Hossain, also known as Shariful Islam, (born 19 January 1943) is a Bangladesh Army officer and a fugitive involved in the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in August 1975, and the related Jail Killing incident in November 1975.

## Career

Some mid-ranking officers in the Bangladesh Army launched a coup d'état on 15 August 1975 that resulted in the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the president of Bangladesh, and the formation of a government led by Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad. The coup was led by officers from the artillery and lancer units of Bangladeshs' Army. Ahmed Sharful Hossain was then a major in the lancer unit. He was part of the unofficial command council formed at the Gonobhaban (then the president's office) that ruled the country after the coup. He left Bangladesh along with other coup plotters on 4 November 1975 when a counter coup was launched. On 4 November 1975 national leaders AHM Qamaruzzaman, M Mansur Ali, Syed Nazrul Islam, and Tajuddin Ahmed were killed by the coup members before they left Bangladesh.
Hossain was appointed a diplomat by the new Bangladeshi government under President Ziaur Rahman. Hossain was posted to Senegal as the Bangladeshi counsellor. He also served in Bangladeshi Embassies in Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Hossain was an accused in the Jail Killing case filed on 4 November 1975 by Kazi Abdul Awal, the deputy inspector general of Prisons. Investigation in the case did not start till 1996 when the Bangladesh Awami League returned to power led by Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On 15 October 1998 the case was brought to trial. In October 2004 Dhaka metropolitan sessions judge's court sentenced Hossain and 11 others to life imprisonment and 3 others to death. The Bangladesh High Court on 28 August 2008 upheld his sentence while acquitting six of the convicts. The Appellate Division upheld the verdict given by the trial court on 30 April 2014. The Bangladesh Supreme Court upheld the sentences of the lower court but excused AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed, Bazlul Huda, Syed Faruque Rahman, and Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan. The four were executed after being sentenced to death for the assassination of Rahman, and the coup d'état. As of 18 January 2018 Hossain was still a fugitive.
# Ministry of Finance (Nepal)

Ministry of Finance (Nepali: अर्थ मन्त्रालय) is the central authority of Government of Nepal charged with the responsibilities for maintaining both micro and macro economic stability in the country. The position of finance minister in Nepal has been held by Barsaman Pun since 6 March 2024.

## History

The predecessor of the Ministry of Finance of Nepal, the Ministry of Economic and Planning was established in 1963. In 1968, this Ministry was dissolved and the Ministry of Finance as well as the National Planning Commission of Nepal were set up. Ever since, the Ministry was the highest financial authority of Nepal.

## Mandate

The mandate of the ministry includes the following: Formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of economic and revenue policy, financial administration and control of plans and programs, Financial analysis, Currency, determination and implementation of monetary policy. Also it is responsible for the Central Bank of Nepal, Nepal Rastra Bank (Including Nepal Industrial Development Corporation) and co-ordination with the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank and other International Financial Institutions.

## Structure and departments

The Ministry of Finance consists of the following five Departments:
* Financial Comptroller General Office
* Public Debt Management Office
* Department of Customs
* Inland Revenue Department
* Public Finance Management Training Centre
The Ministry is divided into several divisions:
* Revenue Advisory Committee
* International Economic Cooperation Co-ordination Division
* Budget and Programme Division
* Corporation Co-ordination and Privatisation Division
* Revenue Administration Division
* Economic Affairs and Policy Analysis Division
* Administrative Division
* Legal Division
* Monitoring and Evaluation Division

## Former and current Finance Ministers

This is a list of all former Finance Ministers since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:

### Key

* ‡- Current Finance Minister
| SN | Name | Party | Assumed office | Left office |
| 1 | Ram Saran Mahat | Nepali Congress | 25 February 2014 | 12 October 2015 |
| 2 | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 5 November 2015 | 1 August 2016 |
| 3 | Krishna Bahadur Mahara | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 4 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| 4 | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | Nepali Congress | 7 June 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
| 5 | Yuba Raj Khatiwada | Communist Party of Nepal (NCP) | 16 March 2018 | 4 September 2020 |
| 6 | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | CPN UML | 14 October 2020 | 13 July 2021 |
| 7 | Janardan Sharma | CPN (Maoist) | 13 July 2021 | 7 July 2022 |
| 8 | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Nepali Congress | 7 July 2022 | July 31, 2022 |
| 7 | Janardan Sharma | CPN (Maoist) | 31 July 2022 | 26 December 2022 |
| 9 | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | CPN UML | 26 December 2022 | 27 February 2023 |
| 10 | ‡ Prakash Sharan Mahat | Nepali Congress | 31 March 2023 | 5 March 2024 |
| 11 | Barsaman Pun | Nepal Communist Party | 6 March 2024 | |
# Ilyas Ruhiat

Muhammad Ilyas Ruhiat (January 31, 1934 - December 18, 2007) better known as Ajengan Ilyas was an Indonesian Ulama and the leader of Cipasung Islamic Boarding School and also a Leader of Supreme Council (Ra'is 'Aam) Nahdlatul Ulama from 1992 until 1999. He was born at Tasikmalaya,

## Family

Muhammad Ilyas Ruhiat was born in a village called Cipasung, Singaparna, Tasikmalaya. His father, K.H. Ruhiat was a National Hero of Indonesia and was also the founder of Cipasung Islamic Boarding School. His mother, Hj. Aisyah was the first wife of KH. Ruhiat.
Ilyas married Dedeh Tsamrotul Fuadah and had three children. The first, Acep Zamzam Noor, became a poet who graduated from the Bandung Institute of Technology; the second, Neng Ida Nurhalida, became a chemistry teacher who graduated from the Indonesia University of Education; the last, Enung Nursaidah Rahayu, was a biology teacher who graduated from the Indonesia University of Education.

## Education

Ilyas completed three years in Vervolg (elementary school).
He continued his studies at Islamic boarding schools and took lessons in Arabic and English language, including Cipasung Islamic Boarding School that was built by his father.

## Career

He was selected as branch leader of executive council of Nahdlatul Ulama in Tasikmalaya in 1954.
He was selected as vice region leader of supreme council of Nahdlatul Ulama in West Java 1985 until 1989.
In Muktamar Nadhlatul Ulama at Lampung 1992 he was appointed general leader of Supreme Council of Nahdlatul Ulama, replacing Ahmad Shiddiq. He held that position until 1999.
After his father died in November 28, 1977 he took over his father's leadership of Cipasung Islamic Boarding School.

## Death

Ilyas died at Hasan Sadikin Hospital December 18, 2007 from a stroke and diabetes, and he was buried at Cipasung Islamic Boarding School Cemetery.
# Sukanta College

Sukanta College, established in 2008, is an undergraduate college in Bhangonkhali, Basanti, West Bengal, India. This college is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. The most prolific student of this college is Rahul Das, political science, 2016 batch, who has won gold medal from Rabindra Bharati University in 2018 in the field of Political Science. He is also the only alumni of this college who has qualified UGC National Eligibility Test and West Bengal State Eligibility Test both in 2018.

## Departments
### Arts

* Bengali
* Sanskrit
* History
* Political Science
* English
* Arabic
* Education

## Accreditation

Sukanta College is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
# 2017 CAFA U-15 Championship

The 2017 CAFA U-15 Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA U-15 Championship, the international youth football championship organized by CAFA for the men's under-15 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan was hosting the tournament. Five teams entered the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2002 eligible to participate.
Afghanistan clinched the title of the inaugural championship after beating Uzbekistan 3–2 on the final matchday.

## Participating teams

5 (out of 6) CAFA member associations entered the tournament. Although Iran initially entered, they withdrew before the start of the tournament.
| Team | App. | Previous best performance |
| Afghanistan | 1st | Debut |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1st | Debut |
| Tajikistan | 1st | Debut |
| Turkmenistan | 1st | Debut |
| Uzbekistan | 1st | Debut |

### did not enter

* Iran (W)

## Venues

Following Iran's withdrawal, all matches were relocated to the Hisor Central Stadium. Initially, matches were planned to be held in both Dushanbe and Hisor, but due to Iran's withdrawal, Hisor became the sole venue for all matches.
| Hisor | Hisor2017 CAFA U-15 Championship (Tajikistan) |
| Hisor Central Stadium | Hisor2017 CAFA U-15 Championship (Tajikistan) |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Hisor2017 CAFA U-15 Championship (Tajikistan) |

## Main tournament

The Original final tournament schedule was announced on 19 June 2017. A modified tournament schedule was announced on 30 June 2017, after Iran withdrew from the competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Afghanistan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | Champions |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | Third place |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Tajikistan (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Afghanistan 3, Uzbekistan 0
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Kyrgyzstan 3, Tajikistan 0

## Goalscorers

There were 37 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.7 goals per match.
5 goals
* Buronbek Mirzasalimov
3 goals
* Sayed Asghar Hussaini
* Timur Palwanow
2 goals
* Fardeen Naseri
* Samir Samandari
* Ahmad Tamim Mirzada
* Farkhod Bobokhonov
* Faiziddin Nazarov
1 goal
* Aktan Berekeev
* Kubatbek Erkinbek uulu
* Bekzat Kenzhabekov
* Mirlanbek Kudaiberdiev
* Alisher Rakhimov
* Meýlis Durdyýew
* Hemra Gudjikow
* Azym Gylyçmyradow
* Oraz Orazow
* Khusain Norchaev
* Alibek Davronov
* Bektemir Abdumannonov
* Nurbek Akhrorbekov
* Jasurbek Kakhorjonov
* Javokhir Abdualimov
1 own goal
* Hemra Gudjikow (against Uzbekistan)
Source: CAFA

## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Top Goalscorer | Best player | Best goalkeeper |
| Buronbek Mirzasalimov | Sherzod Dadaboev | Shumkarbek Topchubaev |
# Conus hennequini

Conus hennequini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

## Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras and Martinique; in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

## Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 23 mm.

## Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.
# Mujibur Rahman (Rajshahi politician)

Mujibur Rahman is a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician. He was elected a member of parliament from Rajshahi-1 in 1986.

## Career

Mujibur Rahman is the central Naeb amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. He was elected a member of parliament from Rajshahi-1 in 1986 Bangladeshi general election. He is one of renowned Islamic Scholar and writer of many Islamic books.
# Maurice Heemels

Maurice Heemels is a Full Professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands. He was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2016 for contributions to analysis and design of hybrid, networked, and event-triggered systems.

## Education and career

Heemels obtained M.Sc. (in mathematics) and the Ph.D. (in control theory), both of which were summa cum laude, from the Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, in 1995 and 1999, respectively. Following graduation, Heemels served with the Department of Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology and from 2004 to 2006 worked at Embedded Systems Institute. During those years, he also worked for Océ and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at his alma mater. In 2001, he was a visiting professor at ETH Zurich and in 2008 held the same position at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He served on the editorial boards of Annual Reviews in Control, Automatica, Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, and IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.
# National Highway 108B (India)

National Highway 108B, commonly referred to as NH 108B is a national highway in India. It is a spur road of National Highway 8. NH-108B traverses the state of Tripura in India.

## Route

Agartala to Khowai

## Junctions

    NH 8 Terminal near Agartala.
    NH 208 Terminal near Khowai.
# 2006 UEFA Women's Cup final

The 2006 UEFA Women's Cup final was a two-legged final match played on 20 and 27 May 2006 between Turbine Potsdam and Frankfurt, both of Germany. This was the first final to be contested by teams of the same country. It was also the first ever final not to feature a Swedish team. Frankhurt won the final 7–2 on aggregate.

## Match details
### First leg

| Turbine Potsdam | Frankfurt |
| GK | 25 | Nadine Angerer |
| DF | 5 | Babett Peter |
| DF | 8 | Inken Becher |
| DF | 17 | Ariane Hingst (c) |
| DF | 21 | Peggy Kuznik |
| MF | 4 | Britta Carlson | | 83' |
| MF | 6 | Navina Omilade | 4' | 60' |
| MF | 14 | Jennifer Zietz |
| FW | 9 | Conny Pohlers |
| FW | 20 | Petra Wimbersky |
| FW | 31 | Anja Mittag |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 23 | Stephanie Ullrich |
| DF | 3 | Monique Kerschowski |
| DF | 18 | Josephine Schlanke |
| MF | 11 | Carolin Schiewe |
| MF | 13 | Juliane Höfler |
| MF | 19 | Cristiane | | 83' |
| FW | 12 | Isabel Kerschowski | | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| Bernd Schröder ||
| GK | 24 | Ursula Holl |
| DF | 3 | Louise Hansen |
| DF | 4 | Nia Künzer |
| DF | 8 | Tina Wunderlich | 49' | 81' |
| DF | 22 | Steffi Jones |
| MF | 9 | Birgit Prinz (c) | | 90+6' |
| MF | 10 | Renate Lingor |
| MF | 11 | Katrin Kliehm |
| MF | 21 | Sandra Albertz | | 65' |
| FW | 18 | Kerstin Garefrekes |
| FW | 28 | Sandra Smisek |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 29 | Nicole Janischewski |
| DF | 14 | Christina Zerbe |
| DF | 25 | Saskia Bartusiak | | 65' |
| MF | 12 | Meike Weber | | 81' |
| MF | 13 | Sarah Günther |
| MF | 17 | Judith Affeld |
| FW | 20 | Patricia Barucha | | 90+6' |
| Manager: ||
| Hans-Jürgen Tritschoks ||

### Second leg

| Frankfurt | Turbine Potsdam |
| GK | 24 | Ursula Holl |
| DF | 3 | Louise Hansen |
| DF | 4 | Nia Künzer |
| DF | 8 | Tina Wunderlich |
| DF | 22 | Steffi Jones |
| MF | 9 | Birgit Prinz (c) |
| MF | 10 | Renate Lingor |
| MF | 11 | Katrin Kliehm |
| MF | 21 | Sandra Albertz | 88' |
| FW | 18 | Kerstin Garefrekes |
| FW | 28 | Sandra Smisek | 88' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Marleen Wissink |
| DF | 14 | Christina Zerbe |
| DF | 25 | Saskia Bartusiak |
| MF | 12 | Meike Weber | 88' |
| MF | 13 | Sarah Günther |
| MF | 17 | Judith Affeld |
| FW | 20 | Patricia Barucha | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Hans-Jürgen Tritschoks ||
| GK | 25 | Nadine Angerer |
| DF | 5 | Babett Peter | 64' |
| DF | 8 | Inken Becher | | 46' |
| DF | 17 | Ariane Hingst (c) |
| DF | 21 | Peggy Kuznik |
| MF | 4 | Britta Carlson | | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Navina Omilade |
| MF | 14 | Jennifer Zietz | 6' |
| FW | 9 | Conny Pohlers |
| FW | 20 | Petra Wimbersky | | 79' |
| FW | 31 | Anja Mittag |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 23 | Stephanie Ullrich |
| DF | 3 | Monique Kerschowski | | 79' |
| DF | 18 | Josephine Schlanke |
| MF | 11 | Carolin Schiewe |
| MF | 19 | Cristiane | 69' | 46' |
| FW | 12 | Isabel Kerschowski | | 46' |
| FW | 15 | Aferdita Podvorica |
| Manager: ||
| Bernd Schröder ||
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# Dhaperhat Union

Dhaperhat Union is a union parishad under Sadullapur Upazila of Gaibandha District, Bangladesh. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Dhaperhat Union had 7,695 households and a population of 30,597. The union is a major producer of turmeric.
# Conus inconstans

Conus inconstans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

## Description

The size of the shell varies between 22 mm and 28 mm.

## Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.
# Avetik Ishkhanian

Avetik Rafayel Ishkhanian (Armenian: Ավետիք Ռաֆայելի Իշխանյան; 25 February 1955 – 16 February 2025) was an Armenian human rights activist.

## Biography

Born in Yerevan on 25 February 1955, Ishkhanian was the son of Rafayel Ishkhanian and his maternal grandfather was Vahan Cheraz [hy]. In 1977, he graduated from Yerevan State University with a degree in geophysics. After years of geological research in mines, he studied and defended a thesis at the All-Union Scientific Research Geological Institute [ru] in 1987.
Ishkhanian campaigned for the defense of the Armenian language, creating an organization called Machtots. In 1996, he was a co-founder of the Armenian Helsinki Committee, which visited prisons, trained NGOs, and sent observers to courts and polling stations. He often appeared in the Armenian media to discuss human rights and foreign policy.
Avetik Ishkanian died on 16 February 2025, at the age of 69.