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)