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Lahoud was closely allied to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad during the Syrian occupation of Lebanon, and was seen as playing a key role in preserving the occupation.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"12 January 1936","date":"1936-01-12"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206479#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Beirut","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3820"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206479#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Lebanon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q822"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206479#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"military officer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189290"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206479#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"independent politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q327591"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206479#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Britannia Royal Naval College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1795492"},{"text":"Naval War College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q575662"},{"text":"Brummana High School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4978810"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206479#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Lebanon (24 November 1998 – 24 November 2007)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22001564","start":"1998-11-24","end":"2007-11-24"},{"text":"Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2985709"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206479#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855226","date":"2001"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21450802","date":"2001"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20853482","date":"2004-07-05"},{"text":"Order of the Southern Cross","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93713"},{"text":"Order of the Star of Romania","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q950604"},{"text":"National Order of the Cedar","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93864"},{"text":"Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Grimaldi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20831020","date":"2001-07-13"},{"text":"honorary citizen of Yerevan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7031208"},{"text":"Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2085391"},{"text":"Emblem of the Republic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27921516"},{"text":"Order of the Nile","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1783222"},{"text":"Order of Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885165"},{"text":"Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14539884"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross‎","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43388249","date":"2001-04-02"},{"text":"Order of al-Hussein bin Ali","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2010500"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206479#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Lahoud","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206479"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Émile Lahoud born?","a":"Émile Lahoud was born on 12 January 1936 in Beirut."},{"q":"What positions has Émile Lahoud held?","a":"Positions held by Émile Lahoud include: President of Lebanon (1998–2007); Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces."},{"q":"Where did Émile Lahoud study?","a":"Émile Lahoud was educated at Britannia Royal Naval College, Naval War College, Brummana High School."}],"related":[{"name":"Michel Aoun","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/michel-aoun"},{"name":"Michel Suleiman","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/michel-suleiman"},{"name":"Joseph Aoun","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/joseph-aoun"},{"name":"Fouad Siniora","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/fouad-siniora"},{"name":"Tammam Salam","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/tammam-salam"},{"name":"Amine Gemayel","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/amine-gemayel"},{"name":"Fouad Chehab","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/fouad-chehab"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/emile-lahoud-02afec3c85.jpg","width":314,"height":420,"license":"CC BY 3.0 br","credit":"Wilson Dias","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lahoud_in_Brasil_1_(cropped).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Émile Lahoud","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Lahoud","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q206479","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206479","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Lahoud in Brasil 1 (cropped).jpg by Wilson Dias (CC BY 3.0 br)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lahoud_in_Brasil_1_(cropped).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Émile Lahoud, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Lahoud in Brasil 1 (cropped).jpg — Wilson Dias, CC BY 3.0 br.","cite":"\"Émile Lahoud\". DigiNepal. Last updated 22 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/emile-lahoud. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-22T02:40:36Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/emile-lahoud","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/emile-lahoud","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/emile-lahoud?lang=ne"}}