Who is Joseph Aoun, the new president of Lebanon? - Al Jazeera
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanese Army commander Joseph Aoun is the new president of Lebanon. The 61-year-old becomes Lebanon’s 14th president, having filled a presidential vacuum of more than …
Joseph Aoun: US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, …
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon ’s parliament has elected the US-backed army chief to be the country’s new president, ending a years-long political stalemate and presidential vacuum. Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted...
Lebanon has a new president, Joseph Aoun : NPR
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon's parliament chose the head of the country's armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, a post that's been vacant since October 2022.
Lebanon elects country's army commander as president | AP News
Jan 10, 2025 · Joseph Aoun is the fifth former army commander to ascend to Lebanon’s presidency, despite the fact that the country’s constitution prohibits high-ranking public servants, including army commanders, from assuming the presidency during their term or within two years of stepping down.
Lebanon parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as president
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun has been elected as the country’s president, ending a power vacuum that lasted for more than two years.
Joseph Aoun elected president of Lebanon, ending two-year void
The election of army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun garnered rare consensus among the Lebanese, backed by the United States and Saudi Arabia in the first presidential election for Lebanon following the fall of the Assad regime.
Joseph Aoun elected president of Lebanon - Arab News
Jan 9, 2025 · BEIRUT: Lebanese Armed Forces Chief Gen. Joseph Aoun, 61, was elected as the country’s 14th president by parliamentarians on Thursday. Aoun received 99 votes, handing him the Presidential...
Army Commander Joseph Aoun Becomes Lebanon's New President
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon's parliament has elected army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a more than two-year vacancy during the country's political and economic crises. The election comes in the...
Who is Joseph Aoun, a low-profile army chief who is now Lebanon…
Jan 10, 2025 · Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense and averse to affiliating himself with any party or even expressing a political opinion.
Who Is Joseph Aoun? Lebanon's Potential Next President
Jan 9, 2025 · Aoun, 60, is the current leader of the Lebanese Armed Forces, who are influential in ensuring the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire is intact, serving as patrol buffers in the south of the country.