Vahan Papazian (Armenian: Վահան Փափազյան; 1876–1973),[1] also known by his pseudonym Goms (Կոմս) was an Armenian medical doctor, politician, political activist who was one of the leaders of the Armenian national liberation movement.
Papazian became a leading Armenian figure in the Van region in 1903 and in 1908 was elected to the Ottoman parliament from the Van Vilayet.
[2] During the Armenian genocide, he managed to escape to the Caucasus.
[3] From 1942 to 1945, he was a member of the Armenian National Council, established in Berlin with the support of Alfred Rosenberg.
[4] Papazian was fielded by the ARF candidate for the Armenian Orthodox seat in the Metn constituency in the 1951 Lebanese general election.