General Hisham M. Jaber (born September 13, 1942) ( ar, اللواء الركن هشام جابر) is a retired
Lebanese Major General
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and political researcher.
Early life and education
Born in
Nabatieh
Nabatieh ( ar, النبطية, links=no, ', ), or Nabatîyé (), is the city of the Nabatieh Governorate, in southern Lebanon. The population is not accurately known as no census has been taken in Lebanon since the 1930s; estimates range from ...
, in
South Lebanon
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, he is the grandson of historian
Muhammad Jaber Al Safa
Muhammad Jaber Āl Safa (also spelled Jabir Al Safa) (1875–1945) () was a historian, writer and politician from Jabal Amel (in modern-day Lebanon), known for his founding role in the anti-colonialist Arab nationalist movement in turn-of-the-cen ...
, and great-grandson of sheikh
Ahmad Reda. After graduating from the
Lebanese Army Military Academy
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, he was sent to the French postgraduate ''école d'application'', in
Saint-Maixent-l'École
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Geography
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, for specialized
infantry
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training.
He then followed intensive courses in public relations and information at the
Defense Information School
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(DINFOS) in
Indiana
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, U.S. in 1976. He continued his studies in
psychological warfare
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in
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
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. In 1982, Jaber graduated with a
Master of Military Art and Science
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from the
Command and General Staff College
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at
Fort Leavenworth
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,
Kansas
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, also earning a
master's degree
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University of Kansas
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.
Jaber then obtained a DEA (''
diplôme d'études approfondies
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'') in contemporary history at the
Sorbonne
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(''
Paris IV''),
Paris
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,
France
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in 1993, and later in 1997, a
PhD in modern political history also at the Sorbonne. His four-hour thesis defense was attended by several political figures, including French Foreign Minister
Hervé de Charette
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, French deputy
Gérard Bapt
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Socialist Party is the name of ...
and Lebanese statesman
Raymond Eddé
Raymond Eddé ( ar, ريمون إدّه; 15 March 1913 – 10 May 2000) was a Lebanese Maronite statesman who served his country for many years as a legislator and cabinet minister. He led the Lebanese National Bloc, an influential political p ...
.
Military career
*1982 – He was head of the Liaison Office between the
American forces (as part of the
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) and the
Lebanese army
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during the
Lebanese Civil War
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.
*1986 – He was Commander of the
High Center for Military Sport.
*1991 – He became
defence attaché
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Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups
* Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare
* Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks
* Defense indust ...
(land,
sea
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and
air
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forces) at the Lebanese Embassy in
Paris
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.
*1993 – He taught terrorism, guerrilla warfare and unconventional warfare at the
Command and Staff College in the Lebanese Army.
*1996 – He was Commander of the
Lebanese Army Teaching Institute.
*1997 – In his last term in the military corps, Jaber became military governor of
Beirut
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.
*2000 – The general retired and founde
Help&Data a public relations, lobbying and business intelligence firm based in Beirut, for he maintains excellent relationships with some heads of states in West
Africa
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and
Arab
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countries.
Political career
During the
2018 Lebanese general election
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, Jaber ran as an independent candidate against the
Amal Movement/
Hezbollah
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list in the South III electoral district. He headed the ''Al-Janūb Yastahiqq'' ("The South Deserves It") list, which placed second in terms of overall votes in the district.
In June 2021, following months of political deadlock over the Lebanese cabinet makeup, Jaber was suggested, as part of a French mediation effort, for the post of
Foreign Minister
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. The proposal was described by Lebanese President
Michel Aoun
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Born in Haret Hreik to a Mar ...
as "too good to be true", but was rejected by
Hezbollah
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and the
Amal Movement's
Nabih Berri
Nabih Berri ( ar, نبيه مصطفى بري, translit=Nabīh Muṣṭafā Barriyy, links=hh; born 28 January 1938) is a Lebanese Shia politician who has been serving as Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon since 1992. He heads the Amal Moveme ...
, who bears animosity towards Jaber since the
February 6 Intifada
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, when the latter refused to defect from the Lebanese Army to join Berri. Jaber had been nominated for the posts of Foreign Minister and
Defense Minister
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several times before by Presidents
Emile Lahoud
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,
Michel Suleiman
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and Aoun, but his nomination was vetoed each time by Berri.
Jaber is regularly hosted and cited as a military and Middle East politics expert by such outlets as the
Associated Press
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, the
New York Times
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,
CNN
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, the
Washington Post
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,
The Economist
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,
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