Commanders

Jean Njeim

Date and place of birth: 1915 - Kfartyeh-Caza of Keserwan

Spoken Languages: French - English

Marital status: Married/2 children

Assigned to the 1st Levant regiment on 01/09/1936
Assigned to the Region Company and was detached to the war Staff of the Region of Lebanon Command on 01/09/1940
Assigned to the 2nd Snipers company on 06/08/1941
Detached to the War Staff of the region of Lebanon Command on 05/10/1941 and served at the Region company in Beirut
Assigned to the 2nd Snipers company on 01/11/1942
Assigned to the 5th mountaineers legion and Appointed as commander of the intelligence company on 06/04/1943
Assigned as commander of the Intelligence company on 01/03/1945
Assigned as trainer of the intelligence techniques at the Military Academy on 19/04/1948
Assigned to the Army Headquarters as Chief of the Intelligence Service, on 01/05/1948
Appointed Chief of the Intelligence Force on 01/04/1953
Appointed as inspector of the Intelligence Force on 16/07/1956
Was transferred to the Intelligence regiment as commander of the regiment and inspector of weapons on 01/11/1956
Was transferred to the Army Headquarters to serve as inspector of the Intelligence Force on 17/02/1960
Appointed Commander of the Bekaa Region on 01/05/1962
Appointed Commander of the South Lebanon region, on 17/01/1966
Appointed as Commander of the Bekaa Region, on 03/04/1968
Appointed Commander of the Armed Forces on 07/01/1970
Passed away on 24/07/1971 following the crash of the helicopter that was carrying him on his way back from the Presidential Palace at Ehden in North Lebanon to Yarzeh- Beirut.

Training Course on Vision Goggles telescope from 18/05/1937 to 22/05/1937
Intelligence course with the British Forces in Lebanon from 01/03/1943 to 31/08/1943
Complementary Officers Course from 10/02/1947 to 27/02/1947
Complementary training course for the Units Commanders from 03/01/1953 to 24/01/1953