Jamil Lahoud

Jamil Lahoud (Arabic: جميل لحود; 1901–1983) was a Lebanese general and politician.

He played a significant role in the founding of the Lebanese Army after the French mandate ended.

He was one of the generals who prepared a coup against Camille Chamoun before the American intervention during the 1958 Lebanon crisis.

He was known as the "Red General" due to his leftist views and his support for the ideas of Kamal Jumblatt.

[3] Lahoud was close friends with General Fouad Chehab, the third President of Lebanon.