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Armed Forces Commanders - Jean Kahwagi

General Information:
- Date and place of birth: 23/9/1953 – Ayn Ebel – Qada of Bint Jbeil.
- Place of Residence: Sarba – Qada of Kesrwan.
- Foreign Languages: English – French – Italian.
- Married with Mrs. Marlene Sfeir and father of three children.

Promotions:
- Enrolled in the Army as a cadet officer and joined the Military Academy starting 1/10/1973.
- Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant starting 1/7/1976.
- He was gradually promoted to the rank of Brigadier General of staff starting 1/7/2002 and benefited from seniority due to his exceptional martial exploits.
- He was promoted to the rank of General and was appointed as the Armed Forces Commander on 29/8/2008.

Functions:
- Transferred to the Military Police battalion starting 21/2/1977.
- Appointed as senior officer of the Military Police company in the region of Mount Lebanon starting 7/12/1982.
- Transferred to the forth Infantry brigade as senior officer of company 422 starting 28/9/1983.
- Transferred to the Military Academy, as a trainer, starting 4/3/1984.
- Transferred to the tenth Airborne brigade, as senior officer of company 103, starting 1/11/1987.
- Appointed as commander of the Airborne regiment starting 12/10/1992.
- Appointed as commander of the third Intervention regiment starting 22/1/1996.
- Appointed as Chief of Staff of the eleventh Infantry brigade starting 31/7/1999.
- Appointed as assistant commander of the seventh Infantry brigade starting 22/8/2001.
- Appointed as commander of the second infantry brigade starting 29/7/2002.

Educational and training courses:
He followed many courses inside and outside the country, mainly:
- Military course in the United States of America in 1980.
- Military course in Sweden in 1995.
- Military course in Italy in 1999.
- A course in the field of diplomacy of defense in Great Britain in 2003.
- Anti terrorism course in Germany in 2006.

Medals, awards and honors:
- Medal of the Wounded.
- Lebanese War Medal (three times).
- Lebanese Order of Merit in first, second and third class.
- Order of the National Unity.
- Medal of the South Dawn.
- National Order of the Cedar in grade of a Knight and in grade of an Officer.
- Military Medal of Competence.
- Military Medal of Honor.
- Commendation of the Armed Forces Commander (eight times).
- Felicitations of the Armed Forces Commander (twenty six times).