Rev. Dr. Paul Ara Haidostian is the President of Haigazian University in Beirut, Lebanon since 2002. An ordained minister of the Union of Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East, Dr. Haidostian has served on the faculty of the Near East School of Theology (NEST) in Beirut, teaching Pastoral Theology. President Haidostian holds a BA degree from Haigazian University, a Master of Divinity from the NEST, and a Master of Theology and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. Dr. Haidostian is actively involved in the leadership of numerous international, regional and local educational, ecclesial and ecumenical bodies and institutions.