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Joseph Aoun

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Joseph Khalil Aoun (born 10 January 1964) is a Lebanese politician and former army general who has served as the 14th president of Lebanon since 2025. He has previously served as the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, and is the fifth commander elected president. Born to a Maronite Christian family in the Beirut suberb of Sin el Fil, Aoun enrolled in the Lebanese American University where he got a bachelor's degree in political science and also another degree in military science from the Lebanese Army Military Academy. In 1983, Aoun joined the Lebanese Armed Forces and mainly received military training abroad in Syria and the United States, where he underwent counter-terrorism in 2008, and also in 2013 in Lebanon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Aoun is the 6,325th most popular politician, the 39th most popular biography from Lebanon and the 20th most popular Lebanese Politician.

Joseph Aoun is most famous for serving as the President of Lebanon since 2025. He is known for his leadership during a challenging period in Lebanese politics and governance.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joseph Aoun ranks 6,325 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Charles of Prussia, Günther Quandt, Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken, Joseph Nasi, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, and Prince Jean, Duke of Guise. After him are Mithridates III of Pontus, Empress Dowager Longyu, Fulk I, Count of Anjou, Khentkaus I, Ōkuma Shigenobu, and Vilma Espín.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Joseph Aoun ranks 64. Before him are Dražen Petrović, Jean Alesi, Abedi Pele, Petr Fiala, Clive Owen, and Djimon Hounsou. After him are Bridget Fonda, Eazy-E, Matt Dillon, Yolanda Hadid, David Ellefson, and Lars Løkke Rasmussen.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Joseph Aoun ranks 39 out of 145. Before him are Amine Gemayel (1942), Tammam Salam (1945), Fouad Siniora (1943), Mia Khalifa (1993), Alfonso Jordan (1103), and Abbas al-Musawi (1952). After him are Zeno of Sidon (-150), Serj Tankian (1967), Pierre Gemayel (1905), Antipater of Sidon (-200), Pamphilus of Caesarea (240), and Raymond II, Count of Tripoli (1115).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lebanon

Among politicians born in Lebanon, Joseph Aoun ranks 20. Before him are Walid Jumblatt (1949), Amine Gemayel (1942), Tammam Salam (1945), Fouad Siniora (1943), Alfonso Jordan (1103), and Abbas al-Musawi (1952). After him are Pierre Gemayel (1905), Raymond II, Count of Tripoli (1115), Bechara El Khoury (1890), Camille Chamoun (1900), Omar Karami (1934), and Hassan Diab (1959).

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