Emile Boustany (1909–2002) was a Lebanese military general who served as the

Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces The Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces () is responsible for the operational command of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). According to the Constitution, the President of Lebanon is the commander-in-chief. The commander always holds the Gene ...

from 1 July 1965 until 6 January 1970.

Biography

Boustany was born in

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to a poor Lebanese family. He served as a commander with the rank of general in the

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from 1 July 1965 to 6 January 1970. Boustany went to

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in 1969 and drafted the Cairo Accord, which was the first official concession of sovereignty of the Lebanese state. It is said that Egyptian President

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was pleasantly surprised to see the degree of concession offered to him - at the time Egypt had a strong say in electing the Lebanese president. In 1973, he was named the primary suspect in a bribery scandal within the Lebanese Army related to arms transactions. He fled to Syria where he was granted asylum by

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. From Syria, he helped to subvert Saeb Salam's government. Boustany's daughter, Loubna, married

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Awards and honors

* Lebanese Silver Order of Merit * Syrian Order of Merit in 2nd grade * Commemorative Medal of Palestine *

National Order of the Cedar The National Order of the Cedar () is the highest Order (honour), state order of Lebanon, established on 31 December 1936. It is offered in five grades. History The Order was created on the 31 December 1936, but is regulated by the Lebanese C ...

in grade of Knight *

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in rank of Commandor * War Medal in Silver Star * Lebanese Golden Medal of Merit * National Order of the Cedar in Officer Grade * American

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in grade of grand officer * Medal of the Eagle for aviation in excellent class * Golden Commemorative Medal of his Holiness Pope Leon XIII of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem * Lebanese Order of Merit, order of Commandor * Commemorative Medal * Medal of Competence from the Minister of the Interior * Brazilian National Order of Merit in grade of grand officer * Haitian National Order of Honor and Merit in grade of Grand Cordon * Senegalese National Order in grade of grand officer * Ethiopian Grand Cordon * Grand Cordons of the

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* National Order of the Cedar in grade of grand officer * Military Medal * Felicitations of the Prime Minister * Commendation for the troop * Felicitations of the Commander of the Mount Lebanon region

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* Lebanese generals 1909 births 2002 deaths Air force generals Grand Officers of the National Order of the Cedar Recipients of the Order of Merit (Lebanon) Grand Cordons of the Order of Independence (Jordan) Commanders of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece) People from Jounieh Lebanese Maronites {{Lebanon-mil-bio-stub