Fadi Frem (, born 1953 in
Achrafieh,
Beirut, Lebanon) is the former leader of the
Lebanese Forces Christian militia and political party.
He is married to Lena Abou Nader, the grand daughter of
Pierre Gemayel. He holds a degree in
mechanical engineering
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from the
American University of Beirut, Masters in Industrial Engineering from Texas A & M, and an MBA from
Harvard Business School.
He started his military service in 1969 following incidents which he fought against the
Palestine Liberation Organization
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO; ) is a Palestinian nationalism, Palestinian nationalist coalition that is internationally recognized as the official representative of the Palestinians, Palestinian people in both the occupied Pale ...
(PLO) in Lebanon. He was one of the founding members of the
BG Unit and fought against the PLO again in 1975. In 1978, he was appointed into the military intelligence. On September 13, 1982, one day before Lebanese Forces leader and former Lebanese President
Bashir Gemayel was killed, Fadi was appointed leader of the Lebanese Forces. He stayed leader of the Lebanese Forces until the election of
Fouad Abou Nader.
References
1953 births
American University of Beirut alumni
Texas A&M University alumni
Harvard Business School alumni
People of the Lebanese Civil War
Living people
Lebanese Forces politicians
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Lebanese Forces members
Lebanese military leaders
20th-century Lebanese politicians