Commanders

Fouad Shehab

Date and place of birth: 19/03/1902 - Ghazir - Caza of Keserwan

Spoken Languages: French

Marital status: Married/no children

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Promotions

Enrolled as a Private in the Syrian Cavalry, on 09/01/1919
Promoted to Corporal on 06/01/1933
Joined the Military Academy of Damascus as Sergeant Cadet Officer, on 12/12/1921
Promoted to Second Lieutenant on 09/20/1923
Promoted to First Lieutenant on 07/14/1927
Promoted to Captain on 25/12/1929
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 12/25/1937
Promoted to Colonel on 01/25/1942
Promoted to Brigadier General on 01/25/1944
Promoted to Major General on 12/01/1946
Promoted to General on 08/01/1949

Functions

Was attached to the 1st joint Syrian Corps as of 02/09/1923
Was transfered to the 2nd Levant Regiment as of 01/07/1925
Was transfered to the 1st Snipers Regiment as a Commander of the 2nd Company in Rashaya as of 07/11/1930
Was transfered to the 1st Levant Regiment as of 05/03/1935
Was transfered to the 1st Snipers Regiment as an assistant of the Regiment Commander as of 01/07/1936
Was attached to the General Staff of the Higher Command - Special Armies of the Levant Branch as of 16/11/1936
Was transfered to the General Staff of the 3rd Brigade as of 01/11/1937
Was transfered to the 2nd Snipers Regiment and then was detached to General Staff of the Command of the Lebanese Republic Regions as of 20/09/1939
Was transfered back to the General Staff of the 3rd Brigade as of 06/01/1940
Was assigned Commander of the 2nd Snipers Regiment as of 11/09/1940
Was attached to the General Staff of the higher Command - Special Armies of the Levant Branch as of 05/08/1941
Was assigned as the Commander of the 5th Mountain corps as of 20/04/1944
Attached as an assistant to the commander of the Coastline and Regions troops of the Lebanese Republic on 16/02/1945
Assigned as the Lebanese Armed Forces Commander and was handed the Lebanese government on 01/08/1945
Conducted the Military operations in Palestine as the Higher Commander of the Lebanese Army and the related forces from 14/05/1948 to 21/03/1949
Was assigned as Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and National Defense on 18/09/1952 , the date of resignation of the President of the Republic, in addition to keeping his position in the Army Command from 18/29/1952 and until 30/09/1952
Was assigned Minister of National Defense as of 18/11/1956, in addition to keeping his position in the Army Command
Retired from active service on 23/09/1958 for being elected as the President of the Republic
Passed away on 25/04/1973

Courses inside the country

Attended an Intelligence and Communications course in 1927
Attended supplementary courses from 15/03/1936 to 07/04/1936, and from 19/04/1936 to 16/05/1936

Courses abroad

Attended a course at the Officers School of Saint Mexin in France, from 01/04/1929 to 01/08/1929
Attended a field training course on shooting skills for the Infantry, at the military camp of Chalon in France from 15/09/1929 to 15/12/1929
Attended a training course at the Infantry Field School in Versailles - France, from 02/01/1930 to 31/03/1930
Attended a course at the 24th Infantry Brigade in Versailles - France, from 01/05/1930 to 30/09/1930
Attended a course at the High Military Academy in France, from May to September 1939

Medals and honors

Syrian order of Cilice in 1926
Lebanese Silver Order of Merit
Commendation for the Troop on 09/08/1936
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 Levant Legion in Class of Commander
National Order of the Cedar in class of Grand Cordon
Order of the Star of Jordan in 1st Class