The founding era of the Assyrian Australian Association — the first committees who built the organisation from the ground up.
Founding Era
Terms Recorded
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Founding Year
Era Ends
Records from this era were kept by hand. If you can help confirm names, dates or terms, let us know.
The Assyrian Australian Association was founded in 1969 by Assyrian migrants who settled in the Fairfield area of Sydney. The committees of this founding era laid the groundwork for everything the AAA has since become — establishing the Association’s structure, its first office bearers, and its earliest community programs.
President
Vice President
Secretary – English
Secretary – Assyrian
Treasurer
Leon Darmo · Awshalim Issa · Youel Kanna · Youshia Giliana Tamraz
President
Vice President
Secretary – English
Secretary – Assyrian
Treasurer
Alfred Tatar David · Slewo Joseph · Youshiya Giliana Tamraz · Alphonso Zarib Tower
President
Vice President
Secretary – English
Secretary – Assyrian
Treasurer
Treasurer (from 7/11/1971)
Gabriel Shimon Gewargis · Slewo Joseph · Shmoel Baijan Peeku · Alphonso Zarib Tower
President
Vice President
Secretary – English
Moshi Youkhana Moshi
Secretary – Assyrian
Treasurer
Treasurer (from 2/7/1972)
Awisha Benjamin · Gilbert A. David (resigned 5/11/1972) · Awimalik Haider (resigned 5/11/1972) · Gabriel Shimon Gewargis (from 12/11/1972) · Odisho K. Odisho (from 12/11/1972)
President
Vice President
Secretary – English
Secretary – English (from 18/8/1973)
Secretary – Assyrian
Treasurer
Awisha Benjamin · Gilbert A. David (resigned 5/11/1972) · Awimalik Haider (resigned 5/11/1972) · Gabriel Shimon Gewargis (from 5/11/1972) · Odisho K. Odisho (from 5/11/1972)
Gabriel Shimon Gewargis · Michael Yako Nano · Shimon Warda Shimon · Isaac Yawanis (resigned 27/8/1973) · Awshalim Issa (from 21/9/1973)
President
Philimon Darmo
Vice President
Secretary – English
Secretary – Assyrian
Treasurer
Emmanuel O. Adam · Michael Yako Nano · Youala Kambar Haddad · Yalda Shimon
President
Vice President
Secretary – English
Secretary – Assyrian
Treasurer
Emmanuel O. Adam · Dadisho George · Ibrahim Gewargis (resigned) · Francis O. Adam (appointed) · Youala Kambar Haddad
President
Vice President
Secretary – English
Secretary – Assyrian (from 2/8/1976)
Treasurer
Emmanuel O. Adam · Emmanuel Thomas Kanna · Esho Youkhana Slewa · Sami Adam Stephan · Samir Isaac Yousip (from 2/8/1976)
President
Vice President
Secretary – English
Treasurer
Emmanuel O. Adam · William Jabro · Arsan Khezakia Shalalo · Akhsheresh K. Haddad · Sami Adam Stephan
President
Vice President
Secretary – English
Dinkha Warda
Secretary – Assyrian
Alphonso Zarib Tower
Treasurer
Philimon Darmo
Emmanuel O. Adam · Rami Phillip Dinkha · Akhsheresh K. Haddad · Arsan Khezakia Shalalo
President
Vice President
Secretary – English
Dinkha Warda
Secretary – Assyrian
Alphonso Zarib Tower
Treasurer
Philimon Darmo
Rami Phillip Dinkha · Akhsheresh K. Haddad · Youseph Jacob · Arsan Khezakia Shalalo
President
Vice President
Secretary – English
Dinkha Warda
Treasurer
Philimon Darmo
Rami Phillip Dinkha · Akhsheresh K. Haddad · Youseph Jacob · Arsan Khezakia Shalalo · Alphonso Zarib Tower
President
Alphonso Zarib Tower
Vice President
Michael Yaco Nano
Secretary – English
Dinkha Warda
Treasurer
Philimon Darmo
Rami Phillip Dinkha · Akhsheresh K. Haddad · Slewo Joseph · Youaw Toma Kanna · Nicola Sayad
President
Dr. Ben Daoud
Vice President
Nicola Sayad
Secretary – English
Emmanuel Thomas Kanna
Treasurer
Youala Kambar Haddad
Joseph Jacob · Adam Kambar · Shmoel Eshaya Shalalo · Youkhana Baba Youkhana · Barouta Benyamin Zia
President
Akhsheresh K. Haddad
Resigned 14/11/1983
Vice President
Secretary – English
Andrews Rohan
Treasurer
Youash Giliana Tamraz
Gabriel Shimon Gewargis · Joseph Jacob · Emmanuel Thomas Kanna · Yousif G. Merza · George Zakaria
President
Emmanuel Thomas Kanna
Vice President
Yousif Eshoo
Secretary – English
Awia Dirou
Treasurer
Youash Giliana Tamraz
Emmanuel O. Adam · Slewo Joseph (resigned) · Robert Samuel · Barouta Benyamin Zia · Zia Ziano
President
Arsan Khezakia Shalalo
Vice President
Emmanuel Thomas Kanna
Secretary – English
Awia Dirou
Treasurer
Youash Giliana Tamraz
John Hormis Joseph · Jouseph Jouseph · Baba David (from 9/4/1986) · Enwiya Shimon Kanoon · Youaw Rohan
President
Arsan Khezakia Shalalo
Vice President
Ben Joseph
Secretary – English
Treasurer
Youash Giliana Tamraz
Secretary – Appointed
Andrew Rohan
Baba David · Shimon S. Haddad · Wilson Jammo · Emmanuel Thomas Kanna · Enwiya Shimon Kanoon (appointed)
President
Emmanuel Thomas Kanna
Vice President
Baba David
Secretary – English
Arsan Khezakia Shalalo
Treasurer
Shimon S. Haddad
Esho Barutha · Cherry Solomon (resigned) · Anees Talia · David Warda (also Acting Secretary) · Zaia J. Ziano
President
Shimon Shmoel Haddad
Vice President
Shlemon Bidmalik
Secretary – English
Treasurer
Robert Joseph
Secretary – Appointed
Anees Talia
Linda Azad · Lawrence Benjamin · Mirza Mirza (resigned) · Bob R. Varda
President
Rami Dinkha
Vice President
Darius Zakaria
Secretary – English
Dr Ben Daoud
Treasurer
Robert Joseph
Baba David · Dinkha David · Emmanuel Kanna · Enwia Kanoon · Andrew Rohan
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