Sami Rihana

• 1956 – 1958: Lebanon - Military school • 1962 – 1963: France - Military training • 1976: USA - "Follow me" infantry advanced course - United States Infantry School - Fort Benning, Georgia File:Followme.jpg|Iron Mike statue at Fort Benning, Alabama, Georgia, USA • 1979: USA - Military management course • 1981 – 1983: Belgium - Breveté d'Etat Major • 1983: France - Doctorat de troisième cycle (PhD) - Paris-Sorbonne University (Paris IV) • 1986: France - Doctorat d'état (PhD) - Paris-Sorbonne University (Paris IV) == Functions ==

Military positions • 1968 – 1971: Company commander • 1978 – 1981: Battalion commander • 1984 – 1985: Commander of the demilitarized zone in Beirut • 1983 – 1985: Chief of the cease fire Committee in Lebanon • 1985 – 1990: Commander of the 7th Infantry Brigade • 1992 – 1999: Chief of the situation room in the presidential palace Functions • 1975 – 1976: Professor of military history at the officers school • 1988 – 1999: Professor of military history at the armed forces school • 1989 – 2003: Professor of history at the Lebanese University • 2000 to date: Chairman & General Manager of Nobilis Publishing House == Works ==

• 1988: The Contemporary History of the Lebanese Army (Volume 1): The origins - The Orient legion and the auxiliary troops of the Levant (1916–1926) • ''Histoire de l'armée libanaise contemporaine (Tome 1): Les origines - La légion d'Orient et les troupes auxiliaires du Levant (1916-1926)'' • 1993: Encyclopedia of the rural heritage (3 volumes) • 1996: The Contemporary History of the Lebanese Army (Volume 2): The special troops of the Levant and the army of the independence (1926–1946) • H''istoire de l'armée Libanaise contemporaine: Les Troupes spéciales du Levant et l'Armée de l'indépendance (1926-1946)'' • 1996: The military societies across history • 1998: The world at the dawn of the 21st century • 2001: The people of the ancient near-east • 2002: The history of the economy • 2002: Lebanon across centuries (10 volumes) • 2005: Arabs battles encyclopedia (24 volumes) • 2006: The July 2006 war encyclopedia (10 volumes) • 2007: The war of Nahr El Bared 2007 • Legends and peoples of the world (10 volumes) • Lebanon's presidential and ministerial crises (16 volumes) • Michel Aoun encyclopedia (18 volumes) • Kamal Joumblat encyclopedia (18 volumes) == Honors ==

• Ordre National du Mérite Francais • Cedar Medal (Lebanon) • War Medal (Lebanon) • National Order of Merit (Lebanon) ==References==