Jean Talouzian

Jean Arshak Talouzian (Arabic: جان أرشاك طالوزيان) is a Lebanese politician who has served as a member of the Parliament of Lebanon since 2018, in a seat reserved for members of the Armenian Catholic Church. He is an independent who has sat with the Lebanese Forces and Strong Republic parliamentary blocs.

Born in Achrafieh, Talouzian was educated at Saint Joseph University of Beirut and served in the military, where he rose to become a brigadier general. In the 2018 election he was elected to parliament as part of the Beirut First list.

Jean Arshak Talouzian^[1] was born in Achrafieh, Beirut. He was educated at military schools and Saint Joseph University of Beirut.^[2] He served as a brigadier general in the military^[3] and is a member of the Armenian Catholic Church.^[1]

In the 2018 and 2022 elections Talouzian was elected as an independent candidate from a seat reserved for members of the Armenian Catholic Church^[2][4][5] in the Governorates of Lebanon.^[1] In 2018, he sat with 14 other members of the Lebanese Forces parliamentary bloc,^[6] but later joined the Strong Republic bloc.^[7] In the 2018 election he was a member of the Beirut First list, which was supported by the Lebanon Forces, Kataeb Party, Ramgavar, and multiple independents.^[8]

During Talouzian's tenure in parliament he supported Najib Mikati for prime minister in 2025.^[9] He voted to grant confidence in Joseph Aoun as President of Lebanon.^[10] He was one of the leaders of a delegation of members of parliament that met with Pope Francis in Vatican City in 2018.^[11]