Background
Katicha was born to a Greek Orthodox family in Chadra, Akkar.
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He attended several elementary schools in Akkar then Apôtres high school in Jounieh and Furn el-Chebek"s public high school.
Career
He is currently the adviser to head of the Lebanese Forces party, Samir Geagea. He joined the army in 1964 and stayed until his resignation in 1999. He earned a Bachelor"s degree in Political Science from the Lebanese University in 1980.
Between 1999 and 2008, he wrote weekly military and political analysis about regional and international topics in First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Massira magazine and other Lebanese and Arab newspapers.
He was also a frequent guest of Lebanese TVs during recent armed conflicts, namely Iraq War and July War. Katicha followed successfully the Lebanese officer commissioning program and graduated first in his class as a Lieutenant in 1967.
He then traveled to France in 1968 for a one-year training and pursued several training sessions in Lebanon, Egypt and France between 1972 and 1985. Dates of ranks
Platoon Commander: 1968
Company Commander: 1970
Battalion Commander: 1981
Brigadier General: 1994.
