Zareh Sinanyan

Zareh Sinanyan
Zareh Sinanyan
Mayor of Glendale, California
In office April 2014 – April 2015
Preceded by	Dave Weaver
Succeeded by	Ara Najarian
Personal details
Born	1973 (age 43–44) Yerevan, Armenia
Nationality	American-Armenian
Spouse(s)	Lori
Children	4
Residence	Glendale
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles University of Southern California
Religion	Armenian Apostolic Church

Zareh Sinanyan (Armenian: Զարեհ Սինանյան, born 1973) is a city councilman and former mayor of Glendale, California. Prior to being appointed mayor, he won election as a city councilman and held posts in various commissions, including Parks, Recreation and Community Service, and the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee.

Zareh Sinanyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia, in 1973 and attended the local school No. 172. His father was born in Istanbul, Turkey and settled in Armenia in 1946. His mother is from Talin, Armenia.

He and his family immigrated to the United States in 1988 and settled in Burbank, California. Sinanyan attended the John Muir Middle School in Burbank and went on to graduate from Burbank High School. In 1997 he earned bachelor's degrees in political science and history in 1997 at University of California, Los Angeles. He then attended law school at the University of Southern California, where he obtained his Juris Doctor. While in law school, Sinanyan worked for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and interned for Justice Earl Johnson of the California Court of Appeal. After his graduation from law school, he entered civil litigation service and ran his own law office.

Sinanyan was appointed to the Parks, Recreation and Community Service's Commission of Glendale in 2006 and held this position until 2008. He served as chairman to the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee from 2009 to 2011. He was also a commissioner to the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee from 2008 to 2013.

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