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Joseph Khalil Aoun (/ aʊ n /; Arabic: جوزف 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]
Aoun, a 60-year-old career soldier, became the fifth Lebanese army commander to be elected as president in Lebanon's history, ending a more than two-year vacuum in the post.
In his acceptance speech, Aoun hailed the dawn of a “new era” in Lebanon as it seeks to rebound after a 14-month conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that ended with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire ...
Lebanon elected General Joseph Aoun as president earlier this month, ending a two-year presidential vacuum. Just days later, Nawaf Salam was named as the country's prime minister.
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. The vote came weeks after a tenuous ceasefire agreement halted a 14-month conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and at a time when Lebanon’s leaders are ...
One of the most influential Christian parties in the country, the Free Patriotic Movement of former President Michel Aoun — no relation to the current president — opposed his candidacy. And the Lebanese Forces party gave him their endorsement only the night before the election. Some have argued that Joseph Aoun’s election violated the law.
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Military commander Joseph Aoun is elected as President of Lebanon, ending the power vacuum that began in October 2022. Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter. The state funeral for former U.S. president Jimmy Carter is held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.