- For other uses, see Sovan.
Sovan was a male Bolian and chief Earth correspondent for the news journal Bolarus and You.
In 2379 Sovan attended a press conference where Palais de la Concorde Press Liaison Kant Jorel announced the candidates for the special election for the President of the United Federation of Planets. After Admiral William Ross's name was announced as a candidate for president, Sovan noted that his Starfleet sources said Ross had no intention of running. (TNG novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
In January, 2380, Sovan appeared on the news program Illuminating the City of Light, where he expressed his opinion that President Nanietta Bacco had been doing a poor job in her first few months in office. As a result, Kant Jorel refused to call on him at the next Council press briefing. (ST novel: Articles of the Federation)
At a presidential press conference in May, 2381, Sovan questioned President Bacco about a rumored upcoming summit between herself and Klingon Chancellor Martok. (ST novel: A Singular Destiny)