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Lebanese Armed Forces Command Structure

The Lebanese Armed Forces are led by the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. That individual is assisted by the Chief of Staff who also oversees four deputy chiefs of staff. The bureaucracy is then spread down to various directorates over each of the armed forces. Also each command of the army, navy and air force presides over that aspect of the armed forces and included institutions. In the case of the Lebanese Navy, the Naval command oversees the Quarter General of the Navy, Department of Naval Equipments, the Naval School, Beirut Naval Base, and the Jouieh Naval Base. The Lebanese Armed Forces Command is located in Yarzeh.

The current Commander in Chief is General Michel Sleiman. He joined the Military Academy as student officer in 1976 and graduated from the Military Academy as 2nd Lieutenant in 1970. General Sleiman has previously held the positions of Director of Military Intelligence (Moukhabarat) for Mount Lebanon (1990-1991), Secretary to Army Command (1991-1993), Commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade (1993-1996), and Commander of the 6th Infantry Brigade (1996-1998). He was promoted to Brigadier General in 1996 and to Lieutenant General in 1998. In 1998, he was also appointed as Commander in Chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces.