Lebanon president biography
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BEIRUT — Lebanon’s army chief, Gen. Joseph Aoun, was elected president on Thursday after a more than two-year vacuum at the top position in the country amid deepening political rivalries, economic and financial strains and growing instability.
Aoun, who has been commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces since 2017, secured 99 votes out of 128 during the second round of a parliament session calledby its speaker, Nabih Berri. During the first round of voting earlier on Thursday, Aoun received 71 votes, short of the 86 required to become president.
Article 49 of the Lebanese constitution prohibits serving government employees and members of the armed forces fromrunning for president unless they secure two-thirds majority of the vote. Aoun therefore required a minimum of 86 parliamentary votes and not just a simple majority (65) to circumvent this rule.
In his first speech to the parliament as president, Aoun pledged to uphold Lebanon's unity and sovereignty while asserting the s
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Joseph Aoun
President of Lebanon since 2025
For other people named Joseph Aoun, see Joseph Aoun (disambiguation).
In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Khalil and the family name is Aoun.
Joseph Khalil Aoun (; Arabic: جوزاف خليل عون;[a] born 10 January 1964) is a Lebanese politician and army general who has served as the 14th president of Lebanon since 9 January 2025.[1][2] He previously served as commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, and is the fifth commander appointed president.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Aoun was born on 10 January 1964, in the Beirut suburb of Sin el-Fil in the Metn District, the child of Hoda Ibrahim Makhlouta and Khalil Aoun.[4] He completed secondary school at the Collège des Frères Mont La Salle. His family is originally from the town of Al-Aaishiyah, Southern Lebanon.
Aoun enrolled at the Lebanese American University to pursue a bachelor's degree in political science an
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Who is namn Aoun, the new president of Lebanon?
Lebanese Army commander Joseph Aoun is the new president of Lebanon.
The 61-year-old becomes Lebanon’s 14th president, having filled a presidential vacuum of more than two years left by his predecessor, Michel Aoun – who fryst vatten not related to the new president.
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end of listJoseph Aoun’s appointment overcomes a major impasse; Lebanon’s parliament had met on 12 prior occasions to vote for a president but failed to elect one.
Aoun’s support in parliament came from a bred spectrum of political figures, and he eventually won 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament in the second round of voting.
But who fryst vatten Joseph Aoun? And why did it take so long for the Lebanese parliament to agr