Enrolled in the Army and entered the Military Academy as Cadet Officer as of 09/10/1948
Promoted to Second Lieutenant on 09/10/1950
Promoted to First Lieutenant on 01/01/1954
Promoted to Captain on 01/07/1960
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 01/07/1966
Promoted to Staff Colonel on 01/07/1972
Promoted to Staff Brigadier General on 28/03/1977
Promoted to General on 02/08/1978
Functions
Assigned to the Artillery regiment on 16/10/1950
Assigned as commander of the 1st Tanks Battalion (Armor corps) on 01/07/1955
Assigned to the Artillery battalion as mechanical officer on 01/08/1955
Assigned as commander of the 3rd Tanks Battalion at the Artillery regiment on 01/03/1957
Assigned to the 5th Artillery battalion- commander of battalion, on 04/06/1962
Assigned to the 2nd Armored Regiment of the armored Brigade (assistant-commander of the regiment ) on 25/01/1966
Assigned commander of the 2nd armored regiment on 03/07/1968
Was attached to the region of North Lebanon on 21/07/1973
Assigned to the Headquarters of the 2nd Infantry brigade as Chief of Staff of brigade on 01/08/1973
Assigned to the Independent Anti-armor Company (Commander of Armored Vehicles) on 03/08/1974
Transferred to the Army Headquarters as Chief of the studies, organization and planning office on 30/08/1975
Appointed Chief of the joint armistice committee on 15/09/1975
Detached to the 2nd Infantry Brigade and to the North of Lebanon (Brigade Chief of Staff) on 25/09/1975
Transferred to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters (Brigade Staff - Assistant to the commander of the brigade) on 14/10/1975
Appointed commander of the North Sector on 10/08/1976
Designated Armed Forces Commander on 28/03/1977
Designated Minister of National Defense on 20/12/1978
Became Minister of National Defense with the right to return to his Basic Military assignment as Armed Forces Commander on 19/04/1979
Returned to his post as Armed Forces Commander on 16/07/1979
Released from his duty as Armed Forces Commander upon his request and was placed under the disposition of the Minister of National Defense as of 08/12/1982
His resignation was approved on 22/05/1983
Courses inside the country
Training course at the School of Sports and riflery in 1950
Course in mechanics from 01/02/1955 to 30/04/1955
Courses abroad
Training course in England from 28/09/1953 to 25/01/1954
Training course in France from 23/02//1957 to 21/04/1957
Training course in the United States of America from 21/01/1961 to 19/06/1961
Staff Officers course in France from 10/06//1971 to 15/06/1973
Medals and honors
Commemorative Medal of Palestine
Lebanese Silver Medal of Merit
National Order of the Cedar in Knight class
Commemorative Medal of 31/12/1961
Lebanese Silver Order of Merit, with branches
National Order of the Cedar in Officer class
Medal of War, two times
Lebanese Order of Merit in first class
National order of the Cedar, Class of Commander
National Order of the Cedar in grand Officer class
Commendation of the Armed Forces Commander, two times
Felicitations of the Armed Forces Commander, 3 times
Felicitations of the commissioned Commander of the Beirut Zone , one time
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