Ibrahim Tannous was a former commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces. General Tannous earned a reputation for honesty and was seen as “a general willing to get his uniform dirty to build a fighting Lebanese Army,” in the words of one Arab authority. Gen. Tannous took over command of the Lebanese Armed Forces in December 1982, during the early years of the civil war and oversaw joint operations with the Multinational Force that was in charge of training LAF forces and restoring order to Beirut. Gen. Tannous, who is close to President Gemayel, resigned his post as armed forces commander in June 1984 as a concession to government's opposition factions who were calling for restructuring the army and was succeeded by Michel Aoun. Until Gen. Tannous' resignation, the army was one of the most important institution supporting the U.S.-backed Gemayel Government, however, Tannous' departure marked a major shift in the American-trained armed forces towards a policy closely in tune with Syria's foreign policy and security objectives.
Personal life
Born in Kobayat, Akkar, Lebanon in 1929, was married and had four children.
Assigned to 4th artillery regiment on 8/1/1956 Assigned to the Military Academy on 9/1/1957 Reinstated to the 4th artillery regiment on 8/1/1958 Assigned to the general Headquarters – 4th Bureau on 10/1/1958 Was assigned to the 5th artillery battalion- commander of battalion, on 6/4/1962 Was assigned to the 2nd artillery regiment, artillery brigade on 1/25/1966 Appointed commander of artillery regiment on 7/3/1968 Appointed chief of the 4th Bureau per Interim, as from 5/21/1965 to 8/16/1970 Appointed Deputy Chief of the 4th Bureau on 8/17/1970 Appointed chief of the Co-operative service at the Social Affairs directorate on 10/4/1971 Appointed chief of the Finance control Office at the directorate of Administrative Control on 4/21/1972 Was assigned to the region of North Lebanon on 7/21/1973 Was assigned to the HQ of the infantry brigade- Chief of Staff of brigade on 8/1/1973 Was assigned to the independent anti-tanks company on 8/3/1974 Was transferred to the company of the Bekaa regional district - regional deputy to the commander of the region on 7/18/1974 Was detached to the Beirut region Command as from 9/16/1974 to 9/26/1974 Appointed Deputy to the Commander of the Bekaa region on 12/21/1974 Was detached to command by Interim, the Eastern defense Sector, on 2/28/1975 Assigned to the HQ Battalion of the 1st infantry brigade- Chief of Staff of the brigade on 8/18/1975 Assigned to the Army Headquarters Battalion as Chief of the Studies, organization and planning Office on 8/30/1975 Assigned to the Sector No. 3 / Unit 31 as commander of the group on 3/15/1978 Appointed Armed Forces Commander on 12/8/1982 Was released from his duty as the Armed Forces Commander, on his request, and was put at the disposition of the minister of National Defense on 6/23/1984 Transferred to pension on 7/1/1988
Courses inside the country
Enhancement Training Course for officers from 7/16/1968 to 9/28/1968 4 months course in Italian language at the Italian cultural center as from 11/8/1971 Complementary course for officers from 5/7/1968 to 7/13/1968 Rank upgrading course from 5/17/1979 to 10/27/1979
Courses outside the country
Training Course in France from 10/8/1955 to 8/18/1956 Training Course in Italy from 9/26/1972 to 7/2/1975
