Joseph Khalil Aoun (Arabic: جوزيف خليل عون, born 10 January 1964) is a Lebanese general who has served as the 14th Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces since 2017. He began his career in the Lebanese Army in 1983, and was steadily promoted until he reached the rank of Brigadier General in 2013.

Jan 18, 2025 · Joseph Aoun (born January 10, 1964, Sin el Fil, Lebanon) is the president of Lebanon (2025– ) and was previously the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; 2017–25).

Jan 9, 2025 · 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...

Jan 10, 2025 · Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense and averse to affiliating himself with any party or even expressing a political opinion.

Jan 9, 2025 · Joseph Aoun, head of Lebanon ’s army, on Thursday was elected as the country’s 14th president of the republic. The 60-year-old commander takes over the position that has been...

Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon’s parliament has elected its US-backed army chief to be the country’s next president, ending a years-long political stalemate and presidential vacuum.

4 days ago · Joseph Aoun’s Profile. After receiving an overwhelming 99 out of 128 votes in parliament after the second round of the electoral session, Joseph Aoun, born on 10 January 1964, was sworn in as the official president of Lebanon on 9 January 2025. Prior to assuming office, Aoun served as a commander in the Lebanese Military.

Jan 9, 2025 · General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between Israel and armed group Hezbollah, ordering it...

Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon's parliament has elected the country's army chief as president, ending a power vacuum that has lasted more than two years.

Jan 10, 2025 · Lebanon’s parliament has voted to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as the head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. It was the legislature’s 13th attempt to elect a successor to former President Michel Aoun — no relation to the army commander — whose term ended in October 2022.