Ibrahim Tannous Ibrahim Tannous ( 1929 - 26 December 2012 ) was a former commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces . He gave his resignation and was succeeded by Michel Aoun in June 1984 after accusations were leveled at him of anti - Muslim bias . Tannous died on 26 December 2012 . General Information . Born in Kobayat , Akkar , Lebanon in 1929 , is married and has 4 children . Military career . Enrolled in the Army and entered the Military Academy as Cadet Officer on 10 / 16 / 1952 Promoted to Second Lieutenant on 10 / 1 / 1955 Promoted to First Lieutenant on 10 / 1 / 1958 Promoted to Captain on 1 / 1 / 1965 Promoted to Major on 1 / 1 / 1969 Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of Staff on 7 / 1 / 1972 Promoted to Colonel of Staff on 1 / 1 / 1980 Promoted to General of Staff on 12 / 8 / 1982 Promoted to lieutenant General on 12 / 8 / 1982 Functions . Assigned to 4th artillery regiment on 8 / 1 / 1956 Assigned to the Military Academy ( Deputy Trainer ) on 9 / 1 / 1957 Reinstated to the 4th artillery regiment on 8 / 1 / 1958 Assigned to the general Headquarters – 4th Bureau on 10 / 1 / 1958 Was assigned to the 5th artillery battalion - commander of battalion , on 6 / 4 / 1962 Was assigned to the 2nd artillery regiment , artillery brigade ( deputy - commander of regiment ) on 1 / 25 / 1966 Appointed commander of artillery regiment on 7 / 3 / 1968 Appointed chief of the 4th Bureau per Interim , as from 5 / 21 / 1965 to 8 / 16 / 1970 Appointed Deputy Chief of the 4th Bureau on 8 / 17 / 1970 Appointed chief of the Co - operative service at the Social Affairs directorate on 10 / 4 / 1971 Appointed chief of the Finance control Office at the directorate of Administrative Control on 4 / 21 / 1972 Was assigned to the region of North Lebanon on 7 / 21 / 1973 Was assigned to the HQ of the infantry brigade - Chief of Staff of brigade on 8 / 1 / 1973 Was assigned to the independent anti - tanks company ( artillery commander ) on 8 / 3 / 1974 Was transferred to the company of the Bekaa regional district - regional deputy to the commander of the region on 7 / 18 / 1974 Was detached to the Beirut region Command as from 9 / 16 / 1974 to 9 / 26 / 1974 Appointed Deputy to the Commander of the Bekaa region on 12 / 21 / 1974 Was detached to command by Interim , the Eastern defense Sector , on 2 / 28 / 1975 Assigned to the HQ Battalion of the 1st infantry brigade - Chief of Staff of the brigade on 8 / 18 / 1975 Assigned to the Army Headquarters Battalion as Chief of the Studies , organization and planning Office on 8 / 30 / 1975 Assigned to the Sector No . 3 / Unit 31 as commander of the group on 3 / 15 / 1978 Appointed Armed Forces Commander on 12 / 8 / 1982 Was released from his duty as the Armed Forces Commander , on his request , and was put at the disposition of the minister of National Defense on 6 / 23 / 1984 Transferred to pension on 7 / 1 / 1988 Courses inside the country . Enhancement Training Course for officers from 7 / 16 / 1968 to 9 / 28 / 1968 4 months course in Italian language at the Italian cultural center as from 11 / 8 / 1971 Complementary course for officers from 5 / 7 / 1968 to 7 / 13 / 1968 Rank upgrading course from 5 / 17 / 1979 to 10 / 27 / 1979 Courses outside the country . Training Course in France from 10 / 8 / 1955 to 8 / 18 / 1956 Training Course in Italy from 9 / 26 / 1972 to 7 / 2 / 1975 Medals , awards and honors . Medal for battle wounds Lebanese order of Merit in Silver National order of the Cedar in Class of knight Commemorative Medal of 12 / 13 / 1961 National order of the cedar in Officer Class Lebanese Order of Merit with branches in Second Class War Medal , two times National Order of the Cedar , Class of Commander National order of Merit in Grand Cordon Class Lebanese Order of Merit in First Class Commendation of the Minister of National Defense , one time Commendation of the Armed Forces Commander , two times Felicitations of the Armed Forces Commander , 3 times