Commanders

Adel Shehab

Date and place of birth: 1903 - Hadath - Caza of Baabda

Spoken Languages: French

Marital status: Married/2 children

Promotions

  • Enrolled as a translator student in the Syrian Infantry 2nd legion and entered the Military
  • Academy at Damascus on 04/01/1923 and was Graduated as Second Lieutenant on 14/07/1926
  • Promoted to First Lieutenant on 25/06/1929
  • Promoted to Captain on 14/07/1939
  • Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 01/01/1946
  • Promoted to Colonel on 01/07/1950
  • Promoted to Brigadier General on 01/01/1955
  • Promoted to Major General on 01/01/1959
  • Promoted to Lieutenant General on 15/06/1959

Functions

  • Assigned to the Intelligence Department of the Orient Armies on 14/07/1926
  • Assigned to the 5th Levant Regiment on 17/08/1927
  • Assigned to the 6th Levant Regiment on 01/03/1929
  • Assigned to the 1st Levant Regiment on 14/03/1931
  • Assigned to the 6th Levant Regiment on 01/05/1933
  • Assigned to the 2nd Levant Snipers’ Regiment on 01/07/1935
  • Assigned as an administrative officer to the Sanitary Service of the Levant armies, and served at the Military Hospital as assistant director on 01/08/1937
  • Assigned to the 1st Snipers’ Regiment on 01/05/1939
  • Assigned to the 3rd Levant Snipers’ Regiment on 05/06/1941
  • Assigned to the 2nd Levant Snipers’ Regiment on 7/16/1941
  • Assigned to the 1st Levant Snipers’ Regiment on 20/8/1941
  • Attached to the Levant armies of the Free French Forces to administer Souk-Al-Garb hospital on 01/10/1941
  • Attached to the Nurses Section, as director of the Maurice Rotier Military Hospital on 15/11/1941
  • Designated chief of the Nurses Section, at the Maurice Rotier Military Hospital on 01/02/1942
  • Designated Commander of the 1st Snipers’ Regiment on 16/02/1945
  • Designated Commander of the region of South Lebanon, on 01/08/1945
  • Designated Commander of the region of North Lebanon, on 01/05/1949
  • Designated Commander of the region of the Bekaa, on 01/11/1952
  • Appointed Armed Forces Commander, on 01/02/1959
  • Retired from active service on 01/7/1963
  • Returned to active service as the Armed Forces Commander on 01/07/1963
  • Nominated minister of National Defense, while keeping his position as the Armed Forces Commander on 20/07/1960
  • Armed Forces Commander, on 01/08/1960
  • Retired from active service on 07/01/1965
  • Passed away on 12/12/1983

Courses inside the country

  • Artillery course from 07/01/1929 to 19/01/1929
  • Intelligence course from 08/03/1945 to 28/03/1945

Courses abroad

  • Attended Doctrine course in France from 07/05/1931 to 13/11/1929
  • Attended Doctrine course in France from 11/04/1955 to 25/07/1955

Medals and honors

  • Lebanese Silver Order of Merit with branches
  • Syrian Order of Merit in 2nd Class
  • Commemorative Medal of Palestine
  • National Order of the Cedar in Grade of a Knight
  • National Order of the Cedar in Officer Grade
  • Lebanese Golden Medal of Merit
  • National Order of the Cedar in rank of Commandor
  • Spanish Order in grade of Grand Officer
  • Greek Order in grade of Grand Officer
  • Kingdom of Afghanistan: The Order of Nishan Istour
  • Lebanese Golden Order of Merit
  • Greek King Georges the first Order in Rank of Commandor,
  • Commemorative Medal of 31/12/1961
  • Two war Medals
  • Order of Pahlavi of the Empire of Iran in the rank of Commandor
  • Order of the Star of Jordan in first Grade
  • Order of the Merit Cross of the military association of Malta
  • Lebanese Commemorative Medal
  • Order of Cilice Syria
  • National Order of the Cedar, grade of officer in Highest Rank
  • Egyptian Order of Merit in 3rd Grade
  • Order of the French Legion of honor in Officer Grade
  • National Order of China in dignity of Grand Cordon
  • Brazilian National Order of Merit in grade of Grand Officer
  • Morocco: Order of the throne Grade of Grand Officer
  • Order of the French Legion of Honor, Grade of Commandor
  • Lebanese National Order of the Cedar in Dignity of Grand Cordon
  • Haitian National Order of Honor & Merit, grade of great officer
  • Portuguese Military Order of Merit in 1st grade
  • Order of the Great Cordon of the Republic of Tunisia
  • Republic of Italy, Order of Merit in Grand Officer Grade
  • One Time Commendation of the Armed Forces Commander