Joseph Aoun
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Joseph Khalil Aoun is a Lebanese politician and former army general who has served as the 14th president of Lebanon since 2025. He has previously served as the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces,
Official portrait, 2025
Aoun meeting with Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Schallenberg in February 2024
Aoun meeting with Nikos Christodoulides, president of Cyprus, a day after Aoun's appointment.
Aoun along with U.S. President Donald J. Trump in the Oval office, 21 July 2026
Michel Aoun
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Michel Naim Aoun is a Lebanese politician and former general who served as the 13th president of Lebanon from 31 October 2016 to 30 October 2022.
Joseph Aoun
…In 1990, Aoun served in the Lebanese Commando Regiment in the Lebanese Armed Forces and participated in the War of Elimination where he fought for Michel Aoun (no relation). The commander of the unit, Bassam Gergi, was killed, and thus Aoun took over and became the commander. In 2015, Aoun was appointed…
Aoun in 2022
Michel Aoun during the Lebanese Civil War
Samir Geagea (Chairman of the Lebanese Forces), Michel Aoun (Prime Minister of the military cabinet) and Georges Adwan (Vice Chairman of the Lebanese Forces) meet in Baabda Palace. 10 November 1989
Aoun supporters in a car decorated with Aoun's portraits, 2006