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Joseph Aoun

Military · PEP · Politician

Joseph Aoun is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Cozef Aun · Dzsúzíf Aún · Joseph Aoun · Joseph Khalil Aoun · Jūzīf ʻAwn · 17 more...				[sources]
Alias	Jozef Aun · Yusuf Halil Avn · Žozefas Aunas · Ζοζέφ Χαλίλ Αούν · Джозеф Аун · 6 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ジョセフ・アウン				[sources]
Birth date	1964-01-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Sin el Fil				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Lebanon				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Joseph · Khalil				[sources]
Last name	Aoun				[sources]
Title	His Excellency				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q29033962				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces (2017-2025) · President of Lebanon (2025-) · President of the Republic of Lebanon				[sources]
Education	Lebanese American University (-2007) · Lebanese Army Military Academy				[sources]
Religion	Maronite Church				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-05	Last processed	2026-04-05	First seen	2025-01-12

Descriptions

President of the Republic of Lebanon since 2025

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-09

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Nehmat Aoun Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Lebanon	2025-01-09	-

Data sources

UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,075

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DGACM

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,227

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,703

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

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External databases

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Wikidata328,010

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,334

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: unprot-8a3bc210387bda5ce84ddb1fafb31cf0e7074071 · unprot-61be604c894dc46d9d718c82cf228a892c4a85ba · us-cia-lebanon-joseph-aoun-president · unprot-2a7f19fa2fe79c40f8be0094a771e93c81af2bc2

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