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Michel Suleiman
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Fouad Siniora , Saad Hariri , Najib Mikati , Tammam Salam
- Preceded by
- Émile Lahoud (2007)
- Succeeded by
- Michel Aoun (2016)
- Born
- ( 1948-11-21 ) 21 November 1948 (age 77) , Amchit , Lebanon
- Party
- Independent
- Spouse
- Wafaa Sleiman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 )
- Alma mater
- Lebanese Army Military Academy , Lebanese University
- Religion
- Maronites
- Allegiance
- Lebanon
- Branch service
- Lebanese Armed Forces
- Years of service
- 1967–2008
- Rank
- General
- Commands
- 11th Infantry Brigade , 6th Infantry Brigade, Lebanese Armed Forces
- Battles wars
- Lebanese Civil War , Operation Dinnieh , Operation Benin , 2006 Lebanon War , Operation Nahr el-Bared
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Lebanon
- Place of birth
- Aamchit
- Spouse
- Wafaa Sleiman
- Occupation
- military officer
- Position held
- President of Lebanon
- Educated at
- Lebanese University
- Religion
- Maronite Church
- Conflict
- Lebanese Civil War
- Military branch
- Lebanese Armed Forces
- Military rank
- general
- Official website
- www.presidency.gov.lb
- Image
- Michel Suleiman.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Michel Sleiman
- date of birth
- 1948-11-21
- name in native language
- ميشال سليمان
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- Lebanese Armed Forces
- P10632
- Michel Suleiman
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Encyclopedic overview
Michel Suleiman (Arabic: ميشال سليمان [miːˈʃæːl sʊleːˈmæːn]; born 21 November 1948) is a Lebanese politician who served as the 12th president of Lebanon from 2008 to 2014. Before becoming president, he served as commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces from 1998 to 2008.
After Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) commander Émile Lahoud took office as president in November 1998, Suleiman succeeded him, taking his place in December. Suleiman was later elected President and was sworn into office on 25 May 2008.
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