Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces
| Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| قائد الجيش اللبناني | |
| Emblem of the Lebanese Armed Forces | |
| Flag of the Lebanese Armed Forces | |
since 13 March 2025 | |
| Ministry of Defense | |
| Reports to | Minister of Defense |
| Seat | Yarze |
| Appointer | President of Lebanon |
| Formation | 1 August 1945 |
| First holder | Fouad Chehab |
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The Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces (Arabic: قائد الجيش اللبناني, romanized: qāʔid al-jayš al-lubnāniyy) is responsible for the operational command of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). According to the Constitution, the President of Lebanon is the commander-in-chief. The commander always holds the General rank. The commander must always be a Maronite Christian according to the National Pact.
Appointment
[edit ]The Army Commander is appointed by general grade officers who have not yet been placed in the reserve with a decree issued from the cabinet based on the proposal of the Minister of National Defense.[1]
Responsibilities
[edit ]The responsibilities of the Commander of the Lebanese Forces include:[1]
- Organizing and managing units and bureaus and specifying their mission
- Performing operations of employment and on the alert operations when they are decided
- Implementing preparedness and mobilization operations when announced.
- Determining the need of the Army and maintaining the state of equipment and supplies upon their delivery from the General Administration
- Commanding military operations
List of officeholders
[edit ]| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Chehab, FouadMajor General Fouad Chehab (1902–1973) | 1 August 1945 | 22 September 1958 | 13 years, 52 days | [2] | |
| 2 | Salem, TouficMajor General Toufic Salem [ar] (1904–1978) | 9 October 1958 | 31 January 1959 | 114 days | [2] | |
| 3 | Shehab, AdelMajor General Adel Shehab [ar] (1903–1980) | 1 February 1959 | 30 June 1965 | 6 years, 149 days | [2] | |
| 4 | Boustany, EmileGeneral Emile Boustany (1909–2002) | 1 July 1965 | 6 January 1970 | 4 years, 189 days | [2] | |
| 5 | Njeim, JeanGeneral Jean Njeim (1915–1971) | 7 January 1970 | 24 July 1971 | 1 year, 198 days | [2] | |
| 6 | Ghanem, IskandarGeneral Iskandar Ghanem (1911–2005) | 25 July 1971 | 9 September 1975 | 4 years, 46 days | [2] | |
| 7 | Saïd, HannaGeneral Hanna Saïd (1923–1998) | 10 September 1975 | 27 March 1977 | 1 year, 198 days | [2] | |
| 8 | Khoury, VictorGeneral Victor Khoury (1929–2017) | 28 March 1977 | 7 December 1982 | 5 years, 254 days | [2] | |
| 9 | Tannous, IbrahimGeneral Ibrahim Tannous (1929–2012) | 8 December 1982 | 22 June 1984 | 1 year, 197 days | [2] | |
| 10 | Aoun, MichelGeneral Michel Aoun (born 1933) | 23 June 1984 | 27 November 1989 | 5 years, 157 days | [2] | |
| 11 | Lahoud, ÉmileGeneral Émile Lahoud (born 1936) | 28 November 1989 | 23 November 1998 | 8 years, 360 days | [2] | |
| 12 | Suleiman, MichelGeneral Michel Suleiman (born 1948) | 21 December 1998 | 30 August 2008 | 9 years, 253 days | [2] | |
| 13 | Kahwaji, JeanGeneral Jean Kahwaji (born 1953) | 30 August 2008 | 8 March 2017 | 8 years, 190 days | [2] | |
| 14 | Aoun, JosephGeneral Joseph Aoun (born 1964) | 8 March 2017 | 9 January 2025 | 7 years, 307 days | [3] | |
| – | Audi, HassanMajor General Hassan Audi (born 1968) Acting | 9 January 2025 | 13 March 2025 | 63 days | [4] | |
| 15 | Haykal, RodolphGeneral Rodolph Haykal (born 1969) | 13 March 2025 | Incumbent | 13 days | [5] | |
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Timeline
[edit ]See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b "قيادة الجيش | الموقع الرسمي للجيش اللبناني". www.lebarmy.gov.lb. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Armed Forces Commanders". Lebanese Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
- ^ Rammal, Mohamad (12 January 2025). "Joseph Aoun: Lebanon's fifth army general-turned-president". Al Majalla. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Defense Minister appoints Major General Hassan Audi to temporarily lead Lebanon's army". LBCI Lebanon. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Who is the new Army Commander General Rodolph Haykal?". LBCIV7. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
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