His Excellency President Bachir Gemayel
Assassinated on 14 September 1982 prior to taking OfficeProfile:
Name : Bachir Gemayel
Date and place of birth : 10 November 1947- 14 September 1982, Bikfaya
Marital Status : Married to Solange Toutounji, father of 3 children: Nadim, Yumna and the late Maya (killed at age 2 by a car bomb attempt against her father).
Educational Background:
- Primary and Secondary Education, Notre Dame de Jamhour School.
- Law Degree (1971)
- Political Sciences Degree (1973)
Military and Political Career:
- Member, then military leader of the Phalanges Party.
- Founder and leader of the Lebanese Forces.
H.E. Sheikh Bashir Gemayel was elected on 21 August 1982, yet he was assassinated before taking office.