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]