Emile Boustany (1909–2002) was a Lebanese military general who served as the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces from 1 July 1965 until 6 January 1970.
Boustany was born in Jounieh to a poor Lebanese family. He served as a commander with the rank of general in the Lebanese Armed Forces[1] from 1 July 1965 to 6 January 1970.[2]
Boustany went to Egypt in 1969 and drafted the Cairo Accord, which was the first official concession of sovereignty of the Lebanese state. It is said that Egyptian President Nasser was pleasantly surprised to see the degree of concession offered to him - at the time Egypt had a strong say in electing the Lebanese president. [citation needed]
In 1973, he was named the primary suspect in a bribery scandal within the Lebanese Army related to arms transactions. He fled to Syria where he was granted asylum by Hafez al-Assad. From Syria, he helped to subvert Saeb Salam's government.[3]
National Order of the Cedar in grade of grand officer
Military Medal
Felicitations of the Prime Minister
Commendation for the troop
Felicitations of the Commander of the Mount Lebanon region
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
^. Archived from the original on 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
^Dan Naor (2014) The Path to Syrian Intervention in Lebanon on the Eve of Civil War, 1970–1975, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 41:2, 183-199, DOI: 10.1080/13530194.2014.884319
^"Relations by marriage within the political class:-Reconciliations, Alliances and Hostilities". Monthly Magazine. 10 December 2015. from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
External linksedit
Beyond Sea & Sky, The Life and Story of Emile Bustani. Youtube (in Arabic and English). né à Beyrouth Films. November 30, 2015. from the original on February 12, 2021.
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