David Mouradian: key obituary facts
Is David Mouradian dead? Yes. David Mouradian died on October 21, 2026, at age 74.
Cause of death: David Mouradian's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was David Mouradian known for?
He was an Armenian writer.
More about David Mouradian
Born: 12 December 1951.
Place of birth: Yerevan.
Gender: male.
Occupation: writer, playwright, film scholar, screenwriter.
Nationality: Soviet Union, Armenia.
Education: Faculty of Armenian Philology.
Employer: Public Radio of Armenia, Armenfilm, Writers Union of Armenia, Ministry of Culture of Armenia, Armenian State Pedagogical University, Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography, Yerevan State University.
Awards: Honored Art Worker of Armenia.
Father: Edvard Muradyan.
Also known as: David Eduardi Muradyan, Muradyan, David Eduardi, David Mouradian.
Occupations: Novelist, poet, playwright, writer, and teacher.
David Mouradian, an Armenian philologist, writer and film critic, died on October 21, 2026, aged 74.
Born in Yerevan on December 12, 1951, he graduated from Yerevan State University’s Faculty of Philology. His literary work began appearing in 1969 in Pioneer, a magazine for children; his first book, I Want to Tell You, was published in 1976.
From 1977 to 1999, Mouradian worked as a writer at the Armenfilm studio. He began lecturing at Yerevan State University and the Institute of Film and Theater in 1986. His work spanned fiction, poetry, plays and screenwriting, alongside film scholarship and teaching; he was also described as a publicist. His short novel Our Old Piano, written in 2003, was adapted as a screenplay and a play, and was broadcast on téléfilm2. Mouradian’s institutional affiliations also included Public Radio of Armenia, the Writers Union of Armenia, Armenia’s Ministry of Culture and Armenian State Pedagogical University. His career connected literary writing and film through both his teaching and his years at Armenfilm, while his published work ranged from an early book to a later story adapted for screen and stage.