Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces

The Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces is responsible for the operational command of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). According to the Constitution, the President of Lebanon is the commander-in-chief.

Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces
قادة الجيش اللبناني
Flag of the Lebanese Armed Forces
Incumbent
General Joseph Aoun
since 8 March 2017
Ministry of Defense
Reports toMinister of Defense
AppointerMichel Aoun
President of Lebanon
Formation1 August 1945
First holderFuad Chehab

Commanders

This is a list of the LAF commanders from its establishment in 1945 to the present:[1]

No. Portrait CommanderTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Chehab, FuadMajor General
Fuad Chehab
(1902–1973)		1 August 194522 September 195813 years, 52 days
2
Salem, TouficMajor General
Toufic Salem
(1904–?)		9 October 195831 January 1959114 days
3
Shehab, AdelMajor General
Adel Shehab
(1903–?)		1 February 195930 June 19656 years, 149 days
4
Boustany, EmileGeneral
Emile Boustany
(1909–2002)		1 July 19656 January 19704 years, 189 days
5
Njeim, JeanGeneral
Jean Njeim
(1915–1971)		7 January 197024 July 19711 year, 198 days
6
Ghanem, IskandarGeneral
Iskandar Ghanem
(1911–2005)		25 July 19719 September 19754 years, 46 days
7
Saïd, HannaGeneral
Hanna Saïd
(1923–?)		10 September 197527 March 19771 year, 198 days
8
Khoury, VictorGeneral
Victor Khoury
(1929–2017)		28 March 19777 December 19825 years, 254 days
9
Tannous, IbrahimGeneral
Ibrahim Tannous
(1929–2012)		8 December 198222 June 19841 year, 197 days
10
Aoun, MichelGeneral
Michel Aoun
(born 1935)		23 June 198427 November 19895 years, 157 days
11
Lahoud, ÉmileGeneral
Émile Lahoud
(born 1936)		28 November 198923 November 19988 years, 360 days
12
Suleiman, MichelGeneral
Michel Suleiman
(born 1948)		21 December 199826 May 20089 years, 157 days
13
Kahwaji, JeanGeneral
Jean Kahwaji
(born 1953)		30 August 20088 March 20178 years, 190 days
14
Aoun, JosephGeneral
Joseph Aoun
(born 1964)		8 March 2017Incumbent3 years, 338 days

See also

References
  1. "Armed Forces Commanders". Lebanese Armed Forces. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
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