Iskandar Ghanem | |
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| 6th Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces | |
| In office 24 July 1971 – 10 September 1975 | |
| President | Suleiman Frangieh |
| Preceded by | Jean Njeim |
| Succeeded by | Hanna Said |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Iskandar Assad Ghanem 1911 Saghbine, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | (aged 94) |
| Resting place | Saghbine, Lebanon |
| Children | 3, including Robert Ghanem |
| Awards | Order of the Cedar |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  French Lebanon Lebanon |
| Branch/service | Army of the Levant Lebanese Army |
| Years of service | 1934–1945 (French Lebanon) 1945–1975 (Lebanon Republic) |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Second World War 1948 Israeli-Arab War 1958 Lebanon Crisis Lebanese Civil War |
Iskandar Ghanem (Arabic: اسكندر غانم; 1911 – 4 February 2005) was a Lebanese army general who was the commander-in-chief of the Lebanese army in the period from 1971 to 1975. He was close to Suleiman Frangieh and held the post during his presidency.[1]
- ^ Eduardo W. Aboultaif (2016). "The Lebanese Army: Saviour of the Republic?". The RUSI Journal. 161 (1): 74. doi:10.1080/03071847.2016.1152123. S2CID 155411230.