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General Emile Lahoud
Page Content His Excellency President General Emile Lahoud 
Presidential Term: 24 November 1998 to 23 November 2007Profile:
Name: Emile Jamil Lahoud
Date and place of birth: 1936, Beirut
Marital Status: Married to Andrée Amadouni, father of 3 children: Carine El Murr, Emile and Ralph.
Educational Background and Military Qualifications:
- School education at Broummana High School (1946 -1953)
- Enlisted in the Army on October 1, 1956
- Attended the Military School in Fayadieh
- Enrolled in the Faculty of Naval Engineering (UK), 1958-1960
- Attended a course on navigation (UK), 11 February – 5 August 1960
- Trained on rescue boats (UK), 23 May – 3 June 1965
- Affiliated with the Order of Engineers in Beirut, 31 July 1967 (No. 2063)
- Attended a training course in the US, 18 October 1967 – 6 March 1968
- Attended a navy officers training (US), 27 December 1972 – 9 July 1973
- Attended a general staff course (US), 30 July 1979 – 3 July 1980
Military Career:
He was promoted to: - Navy Lieutenant, September 18, 1959
- First Navy Lieutenant, September 18, 1962
- Navy Captain, April 1, 1969
- Navy Commander, January 1, 1974
- Navy Major, January 1, 1976
- Navy Colonel, January 1, 1980
- Brigadier General, January 1, 1985
- General, November 28, 1989
Military Experience:
- Commander of the cruiser "Beirut", November 1, 1959 - September 20, 1965
- Commander of the landing barge "Tyre", September 20, 1965 - October 1, 1966
- Commander of the 2nd naval fleet, October 1, 1966 - October 16, 1967
- Commander of the 1st naval fleet, December 10, 1968 - March 26, 1970
- Appointed to Unit Four of the Army Command, March 26, 1970 - December 27, 1972
- Chief of staff and escort of the Army Commander, August 30, 1973 - July 1, 1979, the date he was seconded to a study course
- Director of personnel of the Army Command, July 22, 1980
- Chief of the Military Chamber at the Ministry of National Defence, February 10, 1983
- Commander of the Army from November 28, 1989
- Elected President of the Republic on November 24, 1998
Decorations and Medals:
- Merit of Army General Command, 1958
- Merit of the General/Commander of Army General Command, 1963
- Merit of the General/Commander of Army General Command, 1968
- Merit of the Minister of National Defense, 1983
- Commendation of the Chief Commander of the Lebanese Army, 1984
Medals until His Election as President of the Republic:
- Medal of 31 December 1961
- Lebanese Order of Merit Silver Medal, 3rd Degree, 1971
- High Ranking Officer's Medal of Merit and Honor, Republic of Haiti, 1974
- Theodor Vladimerescu Medal, 4th Degree, Republic of Romania, 1974
- Navy Medal of Excellence, 1974
- Lebanese Order of Merit Medal, 2nd Degree, 1983
- Order of the Cedars National Medal, Rank of Knight, 1983
- Lebanese Order of Merit Medal, 1st Degree, 1988
- Order of the Cedars National Medal, Rank of Officer, 1989
- 1991 War Medal (for leading the deployment of the Army in the South)
- 1992 War Medal (for outstanding performance during Army operational missions)
- Highest Military Sash of the Order of the Cedars National Medal, 1993
- Dawn of the South Medal, 1993
- National Unity Medal, 1993
- State Security Medal, 1994
- Silver Medal of Military Appreciation, 1994
- Sash of France's Medal of Honor, Rank of Commander, 1996
- Order of Merit Medal, Rank of Senior Officer, Italy, 1997
- Highest Medal of the Cross, Republic of Argentina, 1998.
Hobbies:
- Reading, music, cinema, sports, namely swimming and diving.
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