Major General Mounir Tarabay

Date and place of birth : 1930-Chbenyeh-Caza of Baabda
Languages : French, English, Spanish
Diplomas : B.A in Law
Marital status : Married/3 children

Promotions:

Has enrolled in the Army as a Cadet Officer, and was moved to the Military Academy starting 1/11/1949
Was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant starting 1/12/1951
Was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant starting 1/1/1955
Was promoted to the rank of Captain starting 1/7/1961
Was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel P.S.C starting 1/7/1973
Was promoted to the rank of Colonel P.S.C starting 1/1/1978
Was promoted to the rank of Major General P.S.C starting 1/22/1981

Functions:

Was dispatched to the artillery regiment starting 12/1/1951
Was appointed as fire officer to the first battery (artillery regiment) starting 1/1/1955
Was appointed as commander of the second battery 25 pounds, within the artillery regiment starting 5/1/1957
Was transferred to the artillery regiment 105 (commander of the second battery) starting 10/1/1957
Was appointed as deputy commander of the second artillery regiment starting 9/22/1962 Was appointed as commander of the second artillery regiment starting 12/10/1962
Was appointed as deputy commander of the chief of the Lebanese truce delegation starting 11/15/1965
Was transferred to the 1st artillery regiment (regiment commander) starting 1/17/1966
Became commander of the artillery regiment starting 1/22/1966
Was transferred to the HQ group (chief of the 3rd section) starting 7/2/1970
Was appointed commander of artillery weapon starting 8/12/1975
Was appointed chief of General Staff of the HQ starting 5/3/1977
Was transferred to the HQ battalion-General Staff of the Army- Chief of Staff, starting 12/1/1978
Was in charge of the Army commandment, by interim, from 4/19/1979 to 7/16/1979
Was in charge of the Army Commandment, as a substitute, from 8/9/1979 to 8/14/1979, and from 8/27/1980 to 9/8/1980, then from 1/6/1981 to 1/25/1981, and then from 6/3/1981 to 6/18/1981, and from 12/8/1981 to 12/15/1981, and finally from 5/1/1982 until 5/10/1982
Retired on 5/22/1983

Courses inside the country:

A course of judiciary police from 5/7/1955 to 7/9/1955
A course of battery commandment from 7/30/1956 to 10/22/1956
A course of officers’ knowledge consolidation from 4/27/1959 to 8/8/1959
A course to be upgraded to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel from 1/25/1965 to 5/21/1965

Courses outside the country:

A study course in Cyprus from 3/1/1952 to 3/15/1952
A study course in Cyprus from 9/6/1954 to 9/24/1954
A study course in the United States of America from 8/1/1954 to 9/24/1954
A study course in the United States of America from 6/12/1969 to 6/15/1970

Medals, awards and honors:

Lebanese Silver Medal of Merit
Commemorative Decoration of 12/31/1961
National Decoration of the Cedar, Knight Grade
Silver Lebanese Order of Merit with branches, length of service
Lebanese Order of Merit, 1st grade
National Decoration of the Cedar, Officer Grade
National Decoration of the Cedar, Commandor Grade
Felicitations of the Armed Forces Commander 2 times
Felicitations of the delegate commander of the region of Beirut, 3 times

Granted seniorities:

He was granted a seniority of 2 years as a promotion in appreciation of his spectacular achievements in the field of peace keeping in 1979 during his acting commandment of the Lebanese army from 22/1/1981 according to the decree no. 3774 on 22/1/1981 (publicized under no. 536/M on 23/1/1981)