Joseph Aoun

Joseph Aoun

Joseph Aoun. (Republic of Lebanon, CC BY 4.0)

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Role	Chief of state: President Joseph AOUN (since 9 January 2025)
Country	Lebanon
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Archived items	58
As of	2026-08-20

Joseph Aoun as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

Situation as of 2026-08-20

Most recent archived item: U.S. Sanctions Smuggling Network for Qods Force and Hizballah - reported by US State Department

Most recent archived item: US State Department

This page lists 12 archived headlines published between 2026-02-27 and 2026-08-20. It reflects what these feeds reported in that window, not everything that happened.

Biography

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Biography

Joseph Khalil Aoun (born 10 January 1964) is a Lebanese politician and former army general who has served as the 14th president of Lebanon since 2025. He has previously served as the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, and is the fifth president with a military background. Born to a Maronite Christian family in the Beirut suburb of Sin el Fil, Aoun enrolled in the Lebanese American University where he got a bachelor's degree in political science and also another degree in military science from the Lebanese Army Military Academy. In 1983, Aoun joined the Lebanese Armed Forces and mainly received military training abroad in Syria and the United States, where he underwent counter-terrorism in 2008, and also in 2013 in Lebanon. In 1990, Aoun served in the Lebanese Commando Regiment in the Lebanese Armed Forces and participated in the War of Elimination where he fought for Michel Aoun (no relation). The commander of the unit, Bassam Gergi, was killed, and thus Aoun took over and became the commander. In 2015, Aoun was appointed commander of the 9th Brigade deployed on the border with Israel. Two years later in March 2017, he was officially appointed commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, replacing Jean Kahwaji. [1]

Early Life

Aoun was born on 10 January 1964 to a Maronite Christian family, in the Beirut suburb of Sin el-Fil in the Metn District, the child of Hoda Ibrahim Makhlouta and Khalil Aoun. 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 and international affairs, which he earned in 2007. He also holds a bachelor's degree in military science from the Lebanese Army Military Academy. [2]

Career

Aoun's possible presidential candidacy was first raised by Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea in July 2022 who suggested that he would make a good successor to Michel Aoun. Qatar declared support for his candidacy during a visit by officials as they vowed to support the army with financial and military aid; the United States followed with support. In December 2022, a five-nation group was formed by the Doha envoy which involved the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt to hold talks and resolve the presidential vacancy in Lebanon in which most countries affirmed their support for Aoun's election. Walid Jumblatt was the first to officially announce, in 2024, that the Democratic Gathering bloc, which he leads, would elect him. On 9 January 2025 opposition groups including the Kataeb party, the Renewal Bloc, and the Lebanese Forces issued a joint statement in support of Aoun. [3]

Reporting

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Other archived reporting

• [4] 2026-08-20 - US State Department: U.S. Sanctions Smuggling Network for Qods Force and Hizballah
• [5] 2026-08-15 - outlet not recorded: Can Jared Kushner Get Hamas Disarmament Moving?
• [6] 2026-08-13 - haberler.com: İsrailden Lübnana Uzun Süreli Konuşlanma Talimatı
• [7] 2026-08-13 - outlet not recorded: Jus Ad Bellum: Syllabus Supplements
• [8] 2026-08-05 - outlet not recorded: Best Approach to Mideast Peace: U.S.-Backed Trilateral Framework
• [9] 2026-07-30 - outlet not recorded: Celebrating LA’s Culinary Visionaries
• [10] 2026-07-20 - outlet not recorded: Gail H. Murphy, Damascus, Ohio
• [11] 2026-07-20 - outlet not recorded: The End of the Non-Proliferation Paradigm
• [12] 2026-07-17 - outlet not recorded: The Truth About Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
• [13] 2026-07-01 - outlet not recorded: Israel-Lebanon Deal: A Path to Peace or Another Ceasefire Illusion?
• [14] 2026-06-15 - outlet not recorded: How Family Offices Align Legacy and Philanthropy
• [15] 2026-06-14 - outlet not recorded: Meeks Welcomes Iran Diplomacy, But Demands Details
• ...and 46 more not listed here.

See also: Lebanon

Publication history

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• rev 1, 2026-08-26 — first published from 13 source(s)
• rev 2, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources
• rev 3, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources

Sources

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• [1] Wikipedia
• [2] Wikipedia
• [3] Wikipedia
• [4] US State Department, 2026-08-20
• [6] haberler.com, 2026-08-13
• [10] outlet not recorded, 2026-07-20
• [13] outlet not recorded, 2026-07-01
• [15] outlet not recorded, 2026-06-14

How this page is made

Assembled directly from the war archive and an archived reference work: no model writes any part of it. The Biography is retrieved and archived, the Reporting is the archived headline record. Biography source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).