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Joseph Aoun | |
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جوزيف عون | |
14th Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces | |
Assumed office 8 March 2017 | |
President | Michel Aoun |
Preceded by | Jean Kahwaji |
Personal details | |
Born | Sin el Fil, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon | 10 January 1964
Alma mater | Lebanese Army Military Academy |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Lebanon |
Branch/service | Lebanese Army |
Years of service | 1983–present |
Rank | General |
Joseph Khalil Aoun (Arabic: جوزيف خليل عون, born 10 January 1964) is a Lebanese general and is the fourteenth Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces since 2017. He began his career in the Lebanese Army in 1983, and was steadily promoted until he reached the rank of Brigadier General in 2013.