Wafiq Jizzini
Major General Wafiq Jizzini (Arabic: وفيق جزيني; also spelled Wafic Jezzini or Wafik Jezzini; 4 December 1951 – 4 March 2011) was the General Director of the General Directorate of General Security from 2005 to 2010.
Major General Wafiq Jizzini | |
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وفيق جزيني | |
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| Director General of the Lebanese General Directorate of General Security | |
| In office 4 July 2005 – 4 December 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Jamil Al Sayyed |
| Succeeded by | Abbas Ibrahim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 4, 1951 Beirut |
| Died | March 4, 2011 (aged 59) Germany |
| Website | www |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1973 - 2010 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | -General Director of General Directorate of General Security 2005-2010 -Director of the Office of the Lebanese Army Commander 1998-2005 |
Career
Jizzini was born on December 4, 1951 in Beirut. He joined the Lebanese Army Military Academy on October 1, 1973.[1] Major General Wafiq Jizzini took command of several sensitive positions in the Lebanese Army. The last position in the army was Director of the Office of the Army Commander Michel Suleiman, before becoming the General Director of the Lebanese General Directorate of General Security on July 4, 2005; succeeding the strong leadership of Major General (P.S.C.) Jamil Al Sayyed where this Directorate has been renowned by the United Nations as the "Best Administration of the year 2004" in the Middle East during Jamil Al Sayyed era . [2] On December 4, 2010 Jizzini reached the retirement age of 59.[3] This was the end of his military life.
Personal life
He was married to Aida Nassar and has one daughter and three sons.
Death
Symptoms of pancreatic tumour appeared on Major General Wafiq Jizzini months before retirement. He died three months after retirement on March 4, 2011 in a hospital in Germany while taking treatment.[4]