The Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces (Arabic: قائد الجيش اللبناني, romanized: qāʔid al-jayš al-lubnāniyy) 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. The commander always holds the General rank. The commander must always be a Maronite Christian according to the National Pact.

Appointment

The Army Commander is appointed by general grade officers who have not yet been placed in the reserve with a decree issued from the cabinet based on the proposal of the Minister of National Defense.[1]

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Commander of the Lebanese Forces include:[1]

  • Organizing and managing units and bureaus and specifying their mission
  • Performing operations of employment and on the alert operations when they are decided
  • Implementing preparedness and mobilization operations when announced.
  • Determining the need of the Army and maintaining the state of equipment and supplies upon their delivery from the General Administration
  • Commanding military operations

List of officeholders

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1
Fouad Chehab
Chehab, FouadMajor General
Fouad Chehab
(1902–1973)		1 August 194522 September 195813 years, 52 days[2]
2
Toufic Salem [ar]
Salem, TouficMajor General
Toufic Salem [ar]
(1904–1978)		9 October 195831 January 1959114 days[2]
3
Adel Shehab [ar]
Shehab, AdelMajor General
Adel Shehab [ar]
(1903–1980)		1 February 195930 June 19656 years, 149 days[2]
4
Emile Boustany
Boustany, EmileGeneral
Emile Boustany
(1909–2002)		1 July 19656 January 19704 years, 189 days[2]
5
Jean Njeim
Njeim, JeanGeneral
Jean Njeim
(1915–1971)		7 January 197024 July 19711 year, 198 days[2]
6
Iskandar Ghanem
Ghanem, IskandarGeneral
Iskandar Ghanem
(1911–2005)		25 July 19719 September 19754 years, 46 days[2]
7
Hanna Saïd
Saïd, HannaGeneral
Hanna Saïd
(1923–1998)		10 September 197527 March 19771 year, 198 days[2]
8
Victor Khoury
Khoury, VictorGeneral
Victor Khoury
(1929–2017)		28 March 19777 December 19825 years, 254 days[2]
9
Ibrahim Tannous
Tannous, IbrahimGeneral
Ibrahim Tannous
(1929–2012)		8 December 198222 June 19841 year, 197 days[2]
10
Michel Aoun
Aoun, MichelGeneral
Michel Aoun
(born 1933)		23 June 198427 November 19895 years, 157 days[2]
11
Émile Lahoud
Lahoud, ÉmileGeneral
Émile Lahoud
(born 1936)		28 November 198923 November 19988 years, 360 days[2]
12
Michel Suleiman
Suleiman, MichelGeneral
Michel Suleiman
(born 1948)		21 December 199830 August 20089 years, 253 days[2]
13
Jean Kahwaji
Kahwaji, JeanGeneral
Jean Kahwaji
(born 1953)		30 August 20088 March 20178 years, 190 days[2]
14
Joseph Aoun
Aoun, JosephGeneral
Joseph Aoun
(born 1964)		8 March 20179 January 20257 years, 307 days[3]
–
Hassan Audi
Audi, HassanMajor General
Hassan Audi
(born 1968)
Acting		9 January 202513 March 202563 days[4]
15
Rodolph Haykal
Haykal, RodolphGeneral
Rodolph Haykal
(born 1969)		13 March 2025Incumbent18 days[5]

Timeline

Rodolph HaykalHassan AudiJoseph AounJean KahwajiMichel SuleimanÉmile LahoudMichel AounIbrahim TannousVictor KhouryHanna SaïdIskandar GhanemJean NjeimEmile BoustanyAdel ShehabToufic SalemFouad Chehab

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "قيادة الجيش | الموقع الرسمي للجيش اللبناني". www.lebarmy.gov.lb. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Armed Forces Commanders". Lebanese Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  3. ^ Rammal, Mohamad (12 January 2025). "Joseph Aoun: Lebanon's fifth army general-turned-president". Al Majalla. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Defense Minister appoints Major General Hassan Audi to temporarily lead Lebanon's army". LBCI Lebanon. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Who is the new Army Commander General Rodolph Haykal?". LBCIV7. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander_of_the_Lebanese_Army
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