Chiefs Of Staff

Munir Tarabay

Date and place of birth: 1930 - Eshbenyeh-Caza of Baabda

Spoken Languages: French - English - Spanish

Diplomas: B.A in Law

Marital status: Married/3 children

Has enrolled in the Army as a Cadet Officer, and was moved to the Military Academy starting 11/01/1949
Was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant starting 12/01/1951
Was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant starting 01/01/1955
Was promoted to the rank of Captain starting 07/01/1961
Was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel P.S.C starting 07/01/1973
Was promoted to the rank of Colonel P.S.C starting 01/01/1978
Was promoted to the rank of Major General P.S.C starting 22/01/1981

Was dispatched to the Artillery regiment starting 01/12/1951
Was appointed as fire officer to the 1st battery (Artillery regiment) starting 01/01/1955
Was appointed as commander of the 2nd battery 25 pounds, within the artillery regiment starting 01/05/1957
Was transferred to the Artillery regiment 105 (commander of the 2nd battery) starting 01/10/1957
Was appointed as deputy commander of the 2nd Artillery regiment starting 22/09/1962
Was appointed as commander of the 2nd Artillery regiment starting 10/12/1962
Was appointed as deputy commander of the chief of the Lebanese truce delegation starting 15/11/1965
Was transferred to the 1st Artillery regiment (regiment commander) starting 17/01/1966
Became commander of the Artillery regiment starting 22/01/1966
Was transferred to the HQ group (chief of the 3rd section) starting 02/07/1970
Was appointed commander of artillery weapon starting 12/08/1975
Was appointed chief of General Staff of the HQ starting 03/05/1977
Was transferred to the HQ battalion-General Staff of the Army- Chief of Staff, starting 01/12/1978
Was in charge of the Army commandment, by interim, from 19/04/1979 to 16/07/1979
Was in charge of the Army Commandment, as a substitute, from 09/08/1979 to 14/08/1979, and from 27/08/1980 to 08/09/1980, then from 06/01/1981 to 25/01/1981, and then from 03/06/1981 to 18/06/1981, and from 08/12/1981 to 15/12/1981, and finally from 01/05/1982 until 10/05/1982
Retired on 22/05/1983

A course of judiciary police from 07/05/1955 to 09/07/1955
A course of battery commandment from 30/07/1956 to 22/10/1956
A course of officers' knowledge consolidation from 27/04/1959 to 08/08/1959
A course to be upgraded to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel from 25/01/1965 to 21/05/1965

Lebanese Silver Medal of Merit
Commemorative Decoration of 31/12/1961
National Decoration of the Cedar, Knight Grade
Silver Lebanese Order of Merit with branches, length of service
Lebanese Order of Merit, 1st grade
National Decoration of the Cedar
Nationak Decoration of the Cedar, Officer Grade
National Decoration of the Cedar, Commandor Grade
Felicitations of the Armed Forces Commander 2 times
Felicitations of the delegate commander of the region of Beirut, 3 times
- Granted seniorities:
He was granted a seniority of 2 years as a promotion in appreciation of his spectacular achievements in the field of peace keeping in 1979 during his acting commandment of the Lebanese army from 22/01/1981 according to the decree no. 3774 on 22/01/1981 (publicized under no. 536/M on 23/01/1981)