Enrolled as a translator student in the Syrian Infantry 2nd legion and entered the Military
Academy at Damascus on 04/01/1923 and was Graduated as Second Lieutenant on 14/07/1926
Promoted to First Lieutenant on 25/06/1929
Promoted to Captain on 14/07/1939
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 01/01/1946
Promoted to Colonel on 01/07/1950
Promoted to Brigadier General on 01/01/1955
Promoted to Major General on 01/01/1959
Promoted to Lieutenant General on 15/06/1959
Functions
Assigned to the Intelligence Department of the Orient Armies on 14/07/1926
Assigned to the 5th Levant Regiment on 17/08/1927
Assigned to the 6th Levant Regiment on 01/03/1929
Assigned to the 1st Levant Regiment on 14/03/1931
Assigned to the 6th Levant Regiment on 01/05/1933
Assigned to the 2nd Levant Snipers’ Regiment on 01/07/1935
Assigned as an administrative officer to the Sanitary Service of the Levant armies, and served at the Military Hospital as assistant director on 01/08/1937
Assigned to the 1st Snipers’ Regiment on 01/05/1939
Assigned to the 3rd Levant Snipers’ Regiment on 05/06/1941
Assigned to the 2nd Levant Snipers’ Regiment on 7/16/1941
Assigned to the 1st Levant Snipers’ Regiment on 20/8/1941
Attached to the Levant armies of the Free French Forces to administer Souk-Al-Garb hospital on 01/10/1941
Attached to the Nurses Section, as director of the Maurice Rotier Military Hospital on 15/11/1941
Designated chief of the Nurses Section, at the Maurice Rotier Military Hospital on 01/02/1942
Designated Commander of the 1st Snipers’ Regiment on 16/02/1945
Designated Commander of the region of South Lebanon, on 01/08/1945
Designated Commander of the region of North Lebanon, on 01/05/1949
Designated Commander of the region of the Bekaa, on 01/11/1952
Appointed Armed Forces Commander, on 01/02/1959
Retired from active service on 01/7/1963
Returned to active service as the Armed Forces Commander on 01/07/1963
Nominated minister of National Defense, while keeping his position as the Armed Forces Commander on 20/07/1960
Armed Forces Commander, on 01/08/1960
Retired from active service on 07/01/1965
Passed away on 12/12/1983
Courses inside the country
Artillery course from 07/01/1929 to 19/01/1929
Intelligence course from 08/03/1945 to 28/03/1945
Courses abroad
Attended Doctrine course in France from 07/05/1931 to 13/11/1929
Attended Doctrine course in France from 11/04/1955 to 25/07/1955
Medals and honors
Lebanese Silver Order of Merit with branches
Syrian Order of Merit in 2nd Class
Commemorative Medal of Palestine
National Order of the Cedar in Grade of a Knight
National Order of the Cedar in Officer Grade
Lebanese Golden Medal of Merit
National Order of the Cedar in rank of Commandor
Spanish Order in grade of Grand Officer
Greek Order in grade of Grand Officer
Kingdom of Afghanistan: The Order of Nishan Istour
Lebanese Golden Order of Merit
Greek King Georges the first Order in Rank of Commandor,
Commemorative Medal of 31/12/1961
Two war Medals
Order of Pahlavi of the Empire of Iran in the rank of Commandor
Order of the Star of Jordan in first Grade
Order of the Merit Cross of the military association of Malta
Lebanese Commemorative Medal
Order of Cilice Syria
National Order of the Cedar, grade of officer in Highest Rank
Egyptian Order of Merit in 3rd Grade
Order of the French Legion of honor in Officer Grade
National Order of China in dignity of Grand Cordon
Brazilian National Order of Merit in grade of Grand Officer
Morocco: Order of the throne Grade of Grand Officer
Order of the French Legion of Honor, Grade of Commandor
Lebanese National Order of the Cedar in Dignity of Grand Cordon
Haitian National Order of Honor & Merit, grade of great officer
Portuguese Military Order of Merit in 1st grade
Order of the Great Cordon of the Republic of Tunisia
Republic of Italy, Order of Merit in Grand Officer Grade
One Time Commendation of the Armed Forces Commander
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