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Chief Of Staff - Munir Tarabay

1- General Information:

Date and place of birth : 1930-Eshbenyeh-Caza of Baabda

Languages : French, English, Spanish

Diplomas : B.A in Law

Marital status : Married/3 children

2- Promotions:

Has enrolled in the Army as a Cadet Officer, and was moved to the Military Academy starting 1/11/1949

Was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant starting 1/12/1951

Was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant starting 1/1/1955

Was promoted to the rank of Captain starting 1/7/1961

Was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel P.S.C starting 1/7/1973

Was promoted to the rank of Colonel P.S.C starting 1/1/1978

Was promoted to the rank of Major General P.S.C starting 1/22/1981

3- Functions:

Was dispatched to the artillery regiment starting 12/1/1951

Was appointed as fire officer to the first battery (artillery regiment) starting 1/1/1955

Was appointed as commander of the second battery 25 pounds, within the artillery regiment starting 5/1/1957

Was transferred to the artillery regiment 105 (commander of the second battery) starting 10/1/1957

Was appointed as deputy commander of the second artillery regiment starting 9/22/1962

Was appointed as commander of the second artillery regiment starting 12/10/1962

Was appointed as deputy commander of the chief of the Lebanese truce delegation starting 11/15/1965

Was transferred to the 1^st artillery regiment (regiment commander) starting 1/17/1966

Became commander of the artillery regiment starting 1/22/1966

Was transferred to the HQ group (chief of the 3^rd section) starting 7/2/1970

Was appointed commander of artillery weapon starting 8/12/1975

Was appointed chief of General Staff of the HQ starting 5/3/1977

Was transferred to the HQ battalion-General Staff of the Army- Chief of Staff, starting 12/1/1978

Was in charge of the Army commandment, by interim, from 4/19/1979 to 7/16/1979

Was in charge of the Army Commandment, as a substitute, from 8/9/1979 to 8/14/1979, and from 8/27/1980 to 9/8/1980, then from 1/6/1981 to 1/25/1981, and then from 6/3/1981 to 6/18/1981, and from 12/8/1981 to 12/15/1981, and finally from 5/1/1982 until 5/10/1982

Retired on 5/22/1983

4- Courses inside the country:

A course of judiciary police from 5/7/1955 to 7/9/1955

A course of battery commandment from 7/30/1956 to 10/22/1956

A course of officers' knowledge consolidation from 4/27/1959 to 8/8/1959

A course to be upgraded to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel from 1/25/1965 to 5/21/1965

5- Courses outside the country:

A study course in Cyprus from 3/1/1952 to 3/15/1952

A study course in Cyprus from 9/6/1954 to 9/24/1954

A study course in the United States of America from 8/1/1954 to 9/24/1954

A study course in the United States of America from 6/12/1969 to 6/15/1970

6- Medals, awards and honors:

Lebanese Silver Medal of Merit

Commemorative Decoration of 12/31/1961

National Decoration of the Cedar, Knight Grade

Silver Lebanese Order of Merit with branches, length of service

Lebanese Order of Merit, 1^st grade

National Decoration of the Cedar, Officer Grade

National Decoration of the Cedar, Commandor Grade

Felicitations of the Armed Forces Commander 2 times

Felicitations of the delegate commander of the region of Beirut, 3 times

7- Granted seniorities:

He was granted a seniority of 2 years as a promotion in appreciation of his spectacular achievements in the field of peace keeping in 1979 during his acting commandment of the Lebanese army from 22/1/1981 according to the decree no. 3774 on 22/1/1981 (publicized under no. 536/M on 23/1/1981)