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Armed Forces Commanders - Emile Lahoud

1- General Information:

Date and place of birth: 1/12/1936-Beyrouth-Caza of Beirut

Foreign Languages: French, English

Marital status: Married/3 children

2- Promotions:

Enrolled in the Army as a Cadet Officer, and entered the Military Academy on 10/01/1956

Promoted to Ensign on 09/18/1959

Promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade on 09/18/1962

Promoted to Lieutenant on 04/01/1969

Promoted to Lieutenant Commander on 01/01/1974

Promoted to Commander on 01/01/1976

Promoted to Navy Engineer Staff Captain on 01/01/1980

Promoted to Navy Engineer Staff Rear Admiral on 01/01/1985

Promoted to Major Lieutenant General on 11/28/1989

3- Functions:

Assigned to the Navy on 10/1/1959

Served as Commander of the patrol boat ‘Beirut’, from 11/01/1959 to 09/20/1965

Served as Commander of the Debarkation ship ‘Tyr’ , from 09/20/1965 to 10/01/1966

Appointed commander of the 2^nd vessels group from 10/1/1966 to 10/16/1967

Appointed commander of the 1^st vessels group on 12/10/1968

Assigned to the 4^th Branch of the High Command on 03/26/1970

Was transferred to the Navy Defense Force on 04/01/1971, while still keeping his position at the 4th section of the High Command.

Transferred to the 4^th battalion of the Army HQ on 03/01/1972

Appointed as chief of Special staff and assistant to the Armed Forces Commander on 08/30/1973

Was assigned to the battalion of the Army HQs- Staff for Personnel, acting as director of personnel on 07/22/1980

Was assigned in the cadre of the military cabinet, and served as Chief of this Cabinet as from 02/10/1989

Named the Armed Forces Commander on 11/28/1989

Retired from active Military Service after being elected as President of the Lebanese Republic on 11/24/1998

4- Courses inside the country:

Aircraft Orientation course from 2/3/1961 to 2/11/1961

Formation course for intelligence officers from 01/04/1966 to 1/28/1966

Intelligence Officers Course from 02/13/1961 to 05/05/1961

Upgrading Course to the rank of Captain Commodore from 09/17/1979 to 10/27/1979

5- Courses outside the country:

Sailing Navigation course in England as from 02/11/1960 to 08/05/1960

Rescue Boats course in England as from 05/23/1965 to 06/03/1965

Training Course in the U S A as from 08/10/1967 to 03/06/1968

Navy Officer course in the U S A as from 07/04/1978 to 7/1/1980

Staff Officers course in the U S A as from 7/30/1979 to 7/3/1980

6- Medals, awards and honors:

Commemorative Medal of 12/31/1961

Lebanese Silver Order of Merit in third Class

Haitian National Order of Honor and Merit, Grade of Great Officer

Romanian Medal in fourth Class

Navy Medal in grade of excellence

Lebanese Order of Merit in Second Class

National Order of the Cedar in grade of a Knight

Lebanese Order of Merit in first Class

National Order of the Cedar in Officer Grade

Lebanese War Medal (2 times)

National Order of the Cedar in grade of Grand Cordon

Medal of the South dawn

Order of the National Unity

State Security Medal

Military Medal of Competence in silver grade

Order of the French Legion of Honor, Grade of Commandor

Republic of Italy , Order of Merit in Grand Officer Grade

Medal of the Grand Cross , from the government of Argentine

Lebanese Order of Merit in grade of excellence

one time Commendation of the Armed Forces Commander

Felicitation of the minister of National Defense

Felicitations of the Armed Forces Commander, 3 times