Education
Lebanese Army Military Academy.
Commanders of the Lebanese Armed Forces
Lebanese Army Military Academy.
Tannous died on 26 December 2012. Born in Kobayat, Akkar, Lebanon in 1929, is married and has 4 children. Enrolled in the Army and entered the Military Academy as Cadet Officer on 10/16/1952 Promoted to Second Lieutenant on 10/1/1955 Promoted to First Lieutenant on 10/1/1958 Promoted to Captain on 1/1/1965 Promoted to Major on 1/1/1969 Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of Staff on 7/1/1972 Promoted to Colonel of Staff on 1/1/1980 Promoted to General of Staff on 12/8/1982 Promoted to lieutenant General on 12/8/1982 Assigned to 4th artillery regiment on 8/1/1956 Assigned to the Military Academy (Deputy Trainer) on 9/1/1957 Reinstated to the 4th artillery regiment on 8/1/1958 Assigned to the general Headquarters – 4th Bureau on 10/1/1958 Was assigned to the 5th artillery battalioncommander of battalion, on 6/4/1962 Was assigned to the 2nd artillery regiment, artillery brigade (deputy-commander of regiment) on 1/25/1966 Appointed commander of artillery regiment on 7/3/1968 Appointed chief of the 4th Bureau per Interim, as from 5/21/1965 to 8/16/1970 Appointed Deputy Chief of the 4th Bureau on 8/17/1970 Appointed chief of the Company-operative service at the Social Affairs directorate on 10/4/1971 Appointed chief of the Finance control Office at the directorate of Administrative Control on 4/21/1972 Was assigned to the region of North Lebanon on 7/21/1973 Was assigned to the Headquarters of the infantry brigadeChief of Staff of brigade on 8/1/1973 Was assigned to the independent anti-tanks company (artillery commander) on 8/3/1974 Was transferred to the company of the Bekaa regional district - regional deputy to the commander of the region on 7/18/1974 Was detached to the Beirut region Command as from 9/16/1974 to 9/26/1974 Appointed Deputy to the Commander of the Bekaa region on 12/21/1974 Was detached to command by Interim, the Eastern defense Sector, on 2/28/1975 Assigned to the Army Headquarters Battalion as Chief of the Studies, organization and planning Office on 8/30/1975 Assigned to the Sector Number.
3 / Unit 31 as commander of the group on 3/15/1978 Appointed Armed Forces Commander on 12/8/1982 Was released from his duty as the Armed Forces Commander, on his request, and was put at the disposition of the minister of National Defense on 6/23/1984 Transferred to pension on 7/1/1988 Enhancement Training Course for officers from 7/16/1968 to 9/28/1968 4 months course in Italian language at the Italian cultural center as from 11/8/1971 Complementary course for officers from 5/7/1968 to 7/13/1968 Rank upgrading course from 5/17/1979 to 10/27/1979 Training Course in France from 10/8/1955 to 8/18/1956 Training Course in Italy from 9/26/1972 to 7/2/1975 Medal for battle wounds.