Eurasia Review: Aoun Presses For UNIFIL Extension As Lebanon Weighs Post-Mission Security Force
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Joseph Khalil Aoun 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.
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politics · President of Lebanon since 2025 · military officer · politician · also Joseph Aoun, Joseph Khalil Aoun, Aoun
Born 10 January 1964 · Q29033962
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Eurasia Review: Aoun Presses For UNIFIL Extension As Lebanon Weighs Post-Mission Security Force
Al Arabiya English: Lebanese President Aoun Meets Italy’s Meloni
thenationalnews.com: Aoun and Meloni discuss security in south Lebanon
The Tribune: Lebanon President Aoun, Italy PM Meloni discuss Israeli strikes, call for implementation of ceasefire framework
L'Orient Today: In Rome, Aoun thanks Meloni for 'Italy's support to Lebanon'
Naharnet: Aoun reportedly seeking military cooperation agreement with EU
The Arab Weekly: In Vatican, Aoun urges pressure on Israel to honour Lebanon deal
Alliance of Mediterranean News Agencies: NNA - President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican and presented to him a bust of Blessed Patriarch Elias Howayek, containing his relics.
Yeni Safak English: Aoun urges Vatican to press Israel on Lebanon withdrawal
NewsCord: Joseph Aoun Meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican Over Lebanon Security and Trilateral Framework Implementation
thenationalnews.com: Aoun turns to Pope amid stalled Lebanon-Israel talks
Modern Ghana: Joseph Aoun in Washington: Bilal Saab firmly believes 'this meeting couldn't have gone any better'
WION: Lebanon President Joseph Aoun Meets Pope Leo at Vatican | Key Talks, Gifts & Major Developments
Rome Reports: President Aoun Meets with the Pope Leo XIV to Discuss the Conflict in Southern Lebanon
Agenzia Nova: Nova Sources: In Rome, Lebanese President Aoun aims to rally support to put pressure on Israel.
Breakingthenews.net: Pope Leo hosts Lebanon's Aoun
ABC: El presidente de Líbano, Joseph Aoun, acude al Vaticano para reunirse con León XIV
MTV Lebanon: What Did President Aoun Ask Pope Leo XIV For?
L'Orient Today: Aoun asks Leo XIV to back Lebanon’s calls for end to Israeli attacks and withdrawal from the south
سانا: Aoun says Lebanon has regained international standing
The Jerusalem Post: Lebanon's Aoun seeks extension of UNIFIL mandate, despite failure to prevent Hezbollah activity
Naharnet: Aoun says Lebanon determined to continue negotiations with Israel
NewsCord: Joseph Aoun Calls for Extending UNIFIL Mandate Amid Israeli Pressure in Southern Lebanon: 17 outlets compared
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Hezbollah launched attacks on Israel in retaliation for the Israeli attacks on Iran, causing Israel to conduct airstrikes against the organization in Lebanon, sparking the 2026 Lebanon war
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In honor of the Lebanese Army’s 80th anniversary, he addressed all parties emphasizing the historic opportunity for the disarmament of Hezbollah, while restoring and reinforcing state sovereignty
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Career landmark: President of Lebanon (2025).
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That the Democratic Gathering bloc, which he leads, would elect him
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Career landmark: Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces (2017–2025).
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Aoun was appointed commander of the 9th Brigade deployed on the border with Israel
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“decisive victory against terrorism,”
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Studied at Lebanese American University, Bachelor of Arts (2007).
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Aoun served as a lieutenant in the Lebanese Army's Commando Regiment (Arabic: فوج المغاوير) under leader Bassam Gergi at the Adma barracks
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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)
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And enrolled in the military academy during the Lebanese civil war
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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
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Born 1964-01-10.
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