Samir El-Khadem

El-Khadem retired from the Lebanese Army on September 25, 2000, reaching the rank of Rear Admiral after serving for 39 years.

Two years later, he was selected to embark on a one-year training course on board of the Jeanne d’Arc, French Porte Helicoptere[usurped].

El-Khadem left the Navy Commandment on February 26, 1999, and was appointed at the Army Headquarters as director of the Council of Strategic and Military Studies.

In June 1988, he received his Ph.D. degree in history from the Lebanese University; its major topic revolved around “Commercial, Diplomatic and Human Relations Between Italian Cities and the Eastern Mediterranean Region” which was published in 1989.

He received more than 15 citations from the Ministry of Defense and Army Headquarters for courage, duty performance, proficiency, and search and rescue.