Ibrahim Tannous (1929 – December 26, 2012) was a former commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces. General Tannous earned a reputation for honesty and was seen as “a general willing to get his uniform dirty to build a fighting Lebanese Army,” in the words of one Arab authority.
Tannous took over command of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in December 1982, during the early years of the civil war and oversaw joint operations with the Multinational Force that was in charge of training LAF forces and restoring order to Beirut. Tannous, who was close to President Gemayel, resigned his post as armed forces commander in June 1984 as a concession to government's opposition factions who were calling for restructuring the army and was succeeded by Michel Aoun. Until Gen. Tannous' resignation, the army was one of the most important institution supporting the U.S.-backed Gemayel Government, however, Tannous' departure marked a major shift in the American-trained armed forces towards a policy closely in tune with Syria's foreign policy and security objectives.
Enrolled in the Military Academy as a 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 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 battalion- commander 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