Early Life
Melissanidis was born in Nikaia, Greece but was raised in Athens and is the son of a refugee from the Caucasus, Zoras Melissanidis, active in Pontian affairs, and a deeply respected local political figure prior to his forced move to a suburb of Athens. Melissanidis began as a businessman in 1975 who owned a small driving school in Korydallo.
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