His Excellency President General Fouad Chehab 
Presidential Term: 23 September 1958 to 22 September 1964Profile:
Name: Fouad Abdallah Chehab
Date and place of birth: 19 March 1902 - 25 April 1973, Ghazir-Kesrouan
Marital Status:Married to Rose René Poitieux.
Educational Background:
- School Education at the Frères School - Jounieh.
Military and Political Qualifications:
- Graduated as Lieutenant on September20, 1923 from the Military Academy in Damascus
- Appointed Commander of the Lebanese Army on August 1, 1945, becoming thus the first Commander of the Army
- As a Commander of the Lebanese Army, he led his forces in the conflict in Palestine from May 14, 1948 until March 21, 1949
- Appointed Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and of National Defense on September 18, 1952 while retaining his position as Commander of the Lebanese Army 18-30 September 1952
- Appointed Minister of National Defense as of November 18, 1956 while retaining his position as Commander of the Lebanese Army
- Once elected President of the Republic, he retired from the position of Army Commander on September 23, 1958
- His election to the Presidency came in the wake of the 1958 hostilities succeeding H.E. President Camille Chamoun.