Hisham Jaber

Hisham Jaber

General Hisham M. Jaber (born September 13, 1943) ( _ar. اللواء الركن هشام جابر) is a retired high-profile Lebanese Major General. He is the great-grandson of sheikh Ahmad Reda and grandson of historian Muhammad 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", in Saint-Maixent-l'École, for specialized infantry training. He then followed intensive courses in public relations and information at the Defense Information School (DINFOS) in Indiana, U.S.A. in 1976. He continued his studies in psychological warfare in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In 1981, Jaber continued his upper studies at the Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where he earned a master's degree in military science, and in mass communication at the University 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, a doctorate in history 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 became Defence Attaché (land, sea and air forces) at the Lebanese Embassy in Paris.
*1993 - He taught at the Faculty of Command and Staff in the Lebanese Army.
*1996 - He was Commander of the Lebanese Army Instruction Center.
*1997 - In his last term in the military corps, Jaber became military commander of Beirut.
*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 West Africa and Arab 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 aired July 11, 2005, by Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV, hosted by the Middle 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 and David Gergen
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6999256/ "Bomb under road may have killed Hariri"] February 19, 2005 Associated Press article citing Jaber, hosted by MSNBC
* [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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