Commanders
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Jean Njeim
Date and place of birth: 1915 - Kfartyeh-Caza of Keserwan
Spoken Languages: French - English
Marital status: Married/2 children
Promotions
- Entered the Military Academy at Homs as a Cadet Officer on 10/09/1933
- Promoted to Second Lieutenant on 01/09/1935
- Promoted to First Lieutenant on 01/09/1939
- Promoted to Captain on 01/01/1946
- Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 01/07/1952
- Promoted to Colonel on 01/07/1959
- Promoted to staff Brigadier General on 01/07/1965
- Promoted to General on 07/01/1967
Functions
- 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.
Courses inside the country
- 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
Courses abroad
- Training course in the United States of America from 06/08/1947 to 11/01/1948
- Training course in the United States of America from 17/06/1955 to 30/06/1956
Medals and honors
- Lebanese Silver Order of Merit in third Class
- Syrian Order of Merit in third class
- Commemorative Medal of Palestine
- Lebanese Silver Order of Merit, with branches
- National Order of the Cedar in class of Knight
- National Order of the Cedar in class of Officer
- Order of Nishan Istour from the Kingdom of Afghanistan
- Lebanese Golden Order of Merit
- Greek King George the first , class of Commander
- Commemorative Medal of 31/12/1961
- National Order of the Cedar, class of Commander
- War Medal
- National Order of the Cedar, class of Grand Officer