Commanders
Rodolphe Haykal
Date and place of birth:
1969 -
Beirut
Place of Registration: Aaqtanit - Sidon
Spoken Languages: French - English
Diplomas:
Lebanese Baccalaureate - Second Section - Mathematics
-• University Degree in Military Sciences
- Executive Diploma in Strategic and Defence Studies
Marital status: Married with two children
Promotions
- Enrolled in the army as a cadet officer and joined the Military Academy as of 12/2/1990
- Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant as of 23/4/1994
- Promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant as of 1/5/1997
- Promoted to the rank of Captain as of 1/1/2001
- Promoted to the rank of Major as of 1/1/2006
- Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel as of 1/1/2010
- Promoted to the rank of Colonel P.S.C. as of 1/7/2014
- Promoted to the rank of Brigadier General as of 1/7/2018
- Promoted to the rank of General and appointed as Army Commander on 13/3/2025
Functions
- 11th Infantry Brigade - 113th Battalion as of 27/4/1994
- Rangers Regiment as of 15/12/1994
- Commander of Company 822 in the 8th Infantry Brigade - 82nd Battalion as of 2/4/2001
- Marine Commandos Regiment as of 4/3/2002
- Mount Lebanon Region - Intelligence Branch as of 30/1/2009
- Fouad Shehab Command and Staff College - 29th Staff Course as of 18/8/2014
- Mount Lebanon Region - Intelligence Branch as of 26/6/2015
- Head of the Third Department in the 1st Infantry Brigade as of 14/12/2016
- Chief of Staff of the 3rd Infantry Brigade as of 12/3/2018
- Chief of Staff of the 1st Infantry Brigade as of 20/8/2018
- Commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade as of 22/3/2019
- Commander of the Southern Litani Sector as of 1/3/2023
- Director of Operations at the Army Operations Staff as of 10/6/2024
Courses inside the country
- Commando Course - Officers in 1994
- Company Commander Course in 1998
- Combat Diver Course in 2003
- Battalion Commander Course in 2010
- Intelligence Training Course in 2012
- Crisis Management and Counter-Terrorism Course in 2013
- Staff Course in 2015
Courses abroad
- Paratrooper Course in Syria from 10/6/1995 to 4/8/1995
- Study Course in the United Kingdom from 9/10/1997 to 21/11/1997
- Basic Infantry Course in the United States from 17/1/1999 to 28/5/1999
- Advanced Diving Course in Pakistan from 1/8/2004 to 1/2/2005
- NESA Executive Seminar Course in the United States from 1/12/2008 to 20/12/2008
- Staff Course in Malaysia from 19/12/2015 to 10/12/2016
Medals and honors
- South Dawn Medal
- National Unity Medal
- War Medal (2 times)
- Silver Grade Military Honor Medal
- Commemorative Medal for Conferences for the year 2002
- Lebanese Order of Merit, Third Class
- National Cedar Medal, Knight Rank
- Wounded Medal (2 times)
- Lebanese Order of Merit, Second Class
- Counter-Terrorism Medal
- Silver Grade Military Pride Medal
- Lebanese Order of Merit, First Class
- National Cedar Medal, Officer Rank
- Commemorative Cross Medal for participation in the military peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
- French Overseas Medal
- Joint Forces Honor Medal from the Italian Defense General Staff
- Commendation from the Army Commander (11 times)
- Congratulations from the Army Commander (25 times)
- Congratulations from the Unit Commander (9 times)