- Hisham Jaber
General Hisham M. Jaber (born
September 13 ,1943 ) ( _ar. اللواء الركن هشام جابر) is a retired high-profile LebaneseMajor General . He is the great-grandson of sheikhAhmad Reda and grandson of historianMuhammad Jaber al-Safa .Early life
Born in
Nabatieh , in Southern Lebanon. After graduating from military school, he was sent to the French postgraduate "école d'application", inSaint-Maixent-l'École , for specializedinfantry training. He then followed intensive courses in public relations and information at theDefense Information School (DINFOS) inIndiana ,U.S.A. in 1976. He continued his studies inpsychological warfare inFort Bragg, North Carolina . In 1981, Jaber continued his upper studies at theCommand and General Staff College inFort Leavenworth ,Kansas , where he earned amaster's degree inmilitary science , and in mass communication at theUniversity of Kansas . Jaber then obtained a DEA ("diplôme d'études approfondies ") in contemporary history at the Sorbonne ("Paris IV"),Paris ,France in 1993, and later in 1997, adoctorate inhistory also at the Sorbonne.Military career
*1982 - He was head of the Liaison Office between the American Forces (as part of the Multinational Forces) and the Lebanese army during the Lebanese Civil War.
*1986 - He was Commander of the High Center for Military Sports.
*1991 - He becameDefence Attaché (land,sea andair forces) at the Lebanese Embassy inParis .
*1993 - He taught at the Faculty of Command and Staff in the Lebanese Army.
*1996 - He wasCommander of theLebanese Army Instruction Center.
*1997 - In his last term in the military corps, Jaber became military commander ofBeirut .
*2000 - The general retired and founded [http://www.helpanddata.com Help&Data] , a public relations, lobbying and business intelligence firm based in Beirut, for he maintains excellent relationships with some heads of states in WestAfrica andArab countries.References
* [http://www.helpanddata.com/cv/hisham/hishamcv.html Hisham Jaber Curriculum Vitae] at Help and Data (H&D), the Middle-East Center for Studies and Public Relations
* [http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP93805 "U.S.-Trained Retired Lebanese General on Hizbullah TV: ‘Global Zionism’ Behind London Bombings and 9/11"] excerpts from interview airedJuly 11 ,2005 , byHizbullah 'sAl-Manar TV, hosted by theMiddle East Media Research Institute
* [http://www.davidgergen.com/index.php?page=appearances&item=734 "A decisive peace or continued uncertainty?"]August 17 ,2006 CNN "Your World Today" interview with Jaber andDavid Gergen
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6999256/ "Bomb under road may have killed Hariri"]February 19 ,2005 Associated Press article citing Jaber, hosted byMSNBC
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3W61W1xIuo&eurl= "Lebanon's Army"]May 11 ,2008 Al Jazeera English "Inside Story" interview with Jaber
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