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Joseph Aoun (born March 26, 1953) [1] is a Lebanese-born American linguist and academic administrator who serves as the 7th president of Northeastern University since August 2006. He was previously a professor and dean at the University of Southern California .
Joseph Khalil Aoun (/ aʊ n /; 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]
He served as a minister in different cabinets, and succeeded Aoun as president of the Free Patriotic Movement in 2015. [3] Michel's nephew, Alain Aoun, is a Member of Parliament, elected in 2009, 2018 and 2022. Notable members: Joseph Aoun – political personality Alain Aoun – member of parliament; son of Joseph; Michel Aoun – President ...
Aoun commanded the Lebanese army's 9th infantry brigade before being appointed army chief in March 2017. During his tenure as commander, he oversaw the army’s response to a series of crises, beginning with a battle to push out Islamist militants from the Islamic State group and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, who were then operating in eastern ...
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.
Joseph Aoun (born 1964) 8 March 2017: 9 January 2025: 7 years, 307 days [3] – Major General Hassan Audi (born 1968) acting: 9 January 2025 Incumbent: 32 days [4 ...
Joseph E. Aoun – President of Northeastern University; Nafe Katter – professor of theatre, University of Connecticut; Robert Khayat – Chancellor of the University of Mississippi; Eugene Nassar – author, literary critic and professor
Official portrait of Émile Eddé during the French mandate. The first Lebanese constitution was promulgated on 23 May 1926, and subsequently amended several times. Modeled after that of the French Third Republic, it provided for a bicameral parliament with Chamber of Deputies and a Senate (although the latter was eventually dropped), a president, and a Council of Ministers, or cabinet.