Career
After graduating with an engineering degree from the American University of Beirut, he joined the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (ADL, Ramgavar Party) and in the 1990s, became the head of the party in Lebanon. He was elected to one of the Armenian Orthodox seats in Beirut on the list of Rafic Hariri"s list in 2000. This was the first time an official ADL party member was being elected to the Lebanese Parliament.
Kassarjian was also head of the Parliamentary commission on the Displaced.