mile Lahoud
General Émile Geamil Lahoud (Arabic:اميل لحود) (born January 12, 1936) is the current President of Lebanon. He is the son of General Jamil Lahoud, a leader in the independence movement.
He served in various posts in the military, including commander-in-chief of the army from 1989 to 1998, and then ran for the presidency in 1998, to general approval.
Under the Lebanese constitution, the President's term was only supposed to be six years. However in 2004 the parliament voted to extend his term for an additional three years, to 2007.
The parliament was pressured to vote for the constitutional amendment to keep him in power by Syria (the main political broker in Lebanon). Currently he is very unpopular among many different groups in Lebanon, including the Christians led by Cardinal Sfeir and the Druze led by Walid Jumblat.
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Categories: 1936 births