Wafiq Jizzini
| Major General Wafiq Jizzini | |
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| Native name | <span class="nickname" lang=""ara"" xml:lang=""ara"">وفيق جزيني |
| Born |
December 4, 1951 West Beirut |
| Died |
March 4, 2011 (aged 59) Germany |
| Years of service | 1973 - 2010 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held |
-General Director of General Directorate of General Security 2005-2010 -Director of the Office of the Lebanese Army Commander 1998-2005 |
| Website |
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Major General Wafiq Jizzini (Arabic: وفيق جزيني; also spelled Wafic Jezzini or Wafik Jezzini) was the General Director of the Lebanese Army's General Directorate of General Security from 2005 to 2010.
Career
Jizzini was born on December 4, 1951 in West Beirut. Joined the Lebanese Army Military Academy on October 1, 1973.[1] Major General Wafiq Jizzini took command of several sensitive positions in the Lebanese Army. The last position in the army was Director of the Office of the Army Commander Michel Suleiman, before becoming the General Director of the Lebanese General Directorate of General Security on July 4, 2005.[2] On December 4, 2010 Jizzini reached the retirement age of 59.[3] This was the end of his military life.
Personal life
Married to Aida Nassar and has one daughter and three sons.[1]
Death
Symptoms of pancreatic tumour appeared on Major General Wafiq Jizzini months before retirement. He died three months after retirement on March 4, 2011 in a hospital in Germany while taking treatment.[4]