Fouad Chehab
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Fouad Abdallah Chehab was a Lebanese general and statesman who served as President of Lebanon from 1958 to 1964. He is considered to be the founder of the Lebanese Army after Lebanon gained independence from France, and became its first commander in 1946.
Chehab and his wife, Rose René Poitieux
Chehab (left) and United Arab Republic President Gamal Abdel Nasser (to Chehab's left) at the Syrian–Lebanese border during talks to end the crisis in Lebanon
A drawing of Chehab as the commander of the army, dated before 1958
President of Lebanon
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The president of the Lebanese Republic is the head of state of Lebanon. The president is elected by the parliament for a term of six years, which cannot be renewed immediately because they can only be renewed non-consecutively. By convention, the president is always a Maronite Christian who fulfills the same requirements as a candidate for the house of representatives, as per article 49 of the Lebanese constitution.
Official portrait of Émile Eddé during the French mandate
Michel Aoun in his military uniform in 1988
Beiteddine Palace is the official summer residence of the president