Background
He is married to Lena Abou Nader, the grand daughter of Pierre Gemayel.
He is married to Lena Abou Nader, the grand daughter of Pierre Gemayel.
Harvard Business School. Harvard University; Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University.
He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the American University of Beirut, Masters in Industrial Engineering from Texas A & M, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He started his military service in 1969 following incidents which he fought against the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in Lebanon. In 1978, he was appointed into the military intelligence.
On September 13, 1982, one day before Lebanese Forces leader and former Lebanese President Bashir Gemayel was killed, Fadi was appointed leader of the Lebanese Forces.
He stayed leader of the Lebanese Forces until the election of Fouad Abou Nader.
He was one of the founding members of the Black Gold Unit and fought against the PLO again in 1975.