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Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces

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Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces
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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.

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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
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List of officeholders

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Timeline

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

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