Ministry of National Defense (Lebanon)
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Lebanon |
| Headquarters | Yarze, Baabda, Mount Lebanon  Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
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| Website | Official website |
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The Ministry of National Defense (Arabic: وزارة الدفاع الوطني Wizārat al-Difāʾ al-Waṭanī) is Lebanon's service section for the Lebanese Armed Forces which directs the entire Army. The Ministry is located in Yarzeh, Baabda District, Mount Lebanon.[1] The building which is considered the biggest Ministry building in Lebanon was designed by the French architect André Wogenscky in 1968.[2] The ministry building also houses the Lebanese Military Museum.
Ministers
- September 25, 1943 - January 9, 1945, Prince Majid Arslan
- January 9, 1945 - August 22, 1945, Abed al-Hamid Karami
- August 22, 1945 - May 22, 1946, Ahmed al-Asaad
- May 22, 1946 - February 14, 1951, Prince Majid Arslan
- February 14, 1951 - June 7, 1951, Hussein el Awaeyne
- June 7, 1951 - February 2, 1952, Rashid Baydoun
- February 2, 1952 - September 9, 1952, Prince Majid Arslan
- September 9, 1952 - September 14, 1952, Nazem Aakare
- September 14, 1952 - September 18, 1952, Saeb Salam
- September 18, 1952 - September 30, 1952, Fuad Chehab
- September 30, 1952 - April 30, 1953, Khaled Chehab
- April 30, 1953 - August 16, 1953, Saeb Salam
- August 16, 1953 - March 1, 1954, Abdallah El-Yafi
- March 1, 1954 - November 18, 1956, Prince Majid Arslan
- November 18, 1956 - March 1, 1957, Fuad Chehab
- March 1, 1957 - August 18, 1957, Sami as-Solh
- August 18, 1957 - March 14, 1958, Prince Majid Arslan
- March 14, 1958 - May 22, 1958, Rashid Baydoun
- May 22, 1958 - September 24, 1958, Sami as-Solh
- September 24, 1958 - May 14, 1960, Rashid Karami
- May 14, 1960 - August 1, 1960, *August 1, 1960 - May 20, 1961, Prince Majid Arslan
- May 20, 1961 - October 31, 1961, Saeb Salam
- October 31, 1961 - February 20, 1964, Prince Majid Arslan
- February 20, 1964 - November 18, 1964, Hussein el-Awaeyne
- November 18, 1964 - July 25, 1965, Rashid Karami
- July 25, 1965 - April 9, 1966, *April 9, 1966 - December 6, 1966, *December 6, 1966 - February 8, 1968, Badre al-Maaouche
- February 8, 1968 - July 5, 1968, Abdallah El-Yafi
- July 5, 1968 - October 12, 1968, Rashid Baydoun
- October 12, 1968 - October 20, 1968, Prince Majid Arslan
- October 20, 1968 - January 15, 1969, Hussein el-Awaeyne
- January 15, 1969 - October 13, 1970, Prince Majid Arslan
- October 13, 1970 - October 13, 1970, Edward Souma
- October 13, 1970 - May 27, 1972, Elias Saba
- May 27, 1972 - April 25, 1973, Prince Majid Arslan
- April 25, 1973 - July 8, 1973, Fouad Ghosn
- July 8, 1973 - October 31, 1974, Nasre al-Maalouf
- October 31, 1974 - May 23, 1975, Joseph Skaff
- May 23, 1975 - July 1, 1975, *July 1, 1975 - September 15, 1976, Rashid Karami
- September 15, 1976 - December 9, 1976, Camille Chamoun
- December 9, 1976 - December 20, 1978, *December 20, 1978 - July 16, 1979, Victor Khoury
- July 16, 1979 - July 10, 1982, Joseph Skaff
- July 10, 1982 - April 30, 1984, Issam Khoury
- April 30, 1984 - September 22, 1988, Adil Osseiran
- September 22, 1988 - November 25, 1989, Michel Aoun
- November 25, 1989 - December 24, 1990, Michel Murr
- December 24, 1990 - October 31, 1992, Michel Murr
- October 31, 1992 - December 4, 1998, Mohsen Dalloul
- December 4, 1998 - October 26, 2000, Ghazi Zaiter
- October 26, 2000 - April 17, 2003, Khalil Hrawi
- April 17, 2003 - October 26, 2004, Mahmoud Hammoud
- October 26, 2004 - April 19, 2005, Abdul Rahim Mourad
- April 19, 2005 – June 13, 2011, Elias Murr
- June 13, 2011 – February 14, 2014 Fayez Ghosn
- February 14, 2014–Present Samir Moqbel
References
- ↑ "Address." [sic] Ministry of National Defense. Retrieved on 3 March 2013. "Ministry of Defense Lebanese Armed Forces Yarzeh, Lebanon" - Arabic: "وزارة الدفاع الوطني الجيش اللبناني اليرزة، لبنان" - French: "Ministère de la Défense Nationale l’Armée Libanaise Yarzé, Liban"
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External links
- http://www.lebarmy.gov.lb
- List of Ministers (in Arabic)
