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1- General Information:
 Date and place of birth: 1902-Ghazir - Caza of Keserwan
Foreign Languages: French
Marital status: Married/no children
2- Promotions:
Enrolled as a Private in the Syrian cavalry, on 9/1/1919
Promoted to Corporal on 6/1/1933
Joined the Military Academy of Damascus as Sergeant Cadet Officer, on 12/12/1921
Promoted to Second Lieutenant on 9/20/1923
Promoted to First Lieutenant on 7/14/1927
Promoted to Captain on 25/12/1929
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 12/25/1937
Promoted to Colonel on 1/25/1942
Promoted to Brigadier General on 1/25/1944
Promoted to Major General on 12/1/1946
Promoted to General on 8/1/1949
3- Functions:
Attached to the first Syrian joint legion on 9/2/1923
Assigned to the 2nd Orient regiment on 7/1/1925
Assigned to the 1st regiment of snipers as a commander of the 2nd company at Rachaya Garrison on 11/7/1930
Assigned to the 1st Orient regiment on 3/5/1935
Assigned to the 1st regiment of snipers, as an assistant to the Commander of the regiment on 7/1/1936
Attached to the war staff of the high command, Division of the Orient Special Armies, on 11/16/1936
Assigned to the Staff of war of the 3rd brigade on 11/1/1937
Assigned to the 2nd regiment of snipers, and transferred to the Lebanese Republic , war staff Command
of regions on 9/20/1939
Re- assigned to the war staff of the 3rd brigade on 1/6/1940
Was appointed commander of the 2nd regiment of snipers on 9/11/1940
Attached to the war staff of the high command- Section of the Orient Special Armies on 8/5/1941
Was appointed commander of the 5th legion of mountains on 4/20/1944
Attached as an assistant to the commander of the coastline and regions troops of the Lebanese Republic on 2/16/1945
Appointed as the Lebanese Armed Forces Commander, following delivery of the Army to the Lebanese government on 8/1/1945
Conducted in his capacity as the higher commander of the Lebanese Army and the supplemented Forces, the Military operations in Palestine
as from 5/14/1948 and until 3/21/1949
Was appointed as Prime Minister and minister of Interior and National Defense on 9/18/1952 , the date of resignation of the President of the Republic, in addition to keeping his position in the Army Command from 9/18/1952 and until 9/30/1952
Was appointed minister of National Defense on 11/18/1956, in addition to keeping his position in the Army Command
Retired from active service on 9/23/1958 for being elected the President of the Republic
Passed away on 4/25/1973
4- Courses inside the country:
Attended an Intelligence and Communications course in 1927
Attended supplementary courses from 3/15/1936 to 4/7/1936, and from 4/19/1936 to 5/16/1936
5- Courses outside the country:
Attended a course at the Officers School of Saint Mexin in France, from 4/1/1929 to 8/1/1929
Attended a field training course on shooting skills for the infantry, at the military camp of Chalon in France from 9/15/1929 to 12/15/1929
Attended a training course at the infantry Field School in Versailles - France, from 1/2/1930 to 3/31/1930
Attended a course at the 24th infantry brigade in Versailles - France, from 5/1/1930 to 9/30/1930
Attended a course at the High Military Academy in France, from May to September 1939
6- Medals, awards and honors:
Syrian order of Cilice in 1926
Lebanese Silver Order of Merit
Commendation for the Troop on 8/9/1936
Order of the Orient Legion , Grade of Officer, from the French Government
National Order of the Cedar in Class of Commander
Syrian Order of Merit in first class
Syrian Order of Merit in grade of excellence
Palestinian Commemorative Medal
Iraqi order of the two Rivers in 2nd class of ,military grade
Jordanian Order of the renaissance in 3rd class
Syrian Medal of War in class of excellence
TOE War Cross
National order of the Cedar in Class of Great Officer
Order of the French orient Legion in Class of Commander
National Order of the Cedar in class of grand Cordon
Order of the Star of Jordan in 1st Class
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