Bachir Gemayel Net Worth

Background and career

Bachir Pierre Gemayel (Arabic: بشير بيار الجميّل, pronounced [baˈʃiːr ʒɪˈmajjɪl]; 10 November 1947 – 14 September 1982) was a Lebanese militia commander and politician whom served as the President-elect of Lebanon from 23 August until 14 September 1982. Prior, he led the Lebanese Forces, the military wing of the Kataeb Party, in the Lebanese Civil War and was elected President of Lebanon in 1982.

He founded and later became the supreme commander of the Lebanese Forces, uniting major Christian militias by force under the slogan of "Uniting the Christian Rifle". Gemayel allied with Israel and his forces fought the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Syrian Army. He was elected president on 23 August 1982, but was assassinated on 14 September, before taking office, in the explosion of a bomb by Habib Shartouni, a member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.

Gemayel is described as the most controversial figure in the history of Lebanon. He remains popular among Maronite Christians, where he is seen as a martyr and an icon. Conversely, he has been criticized for committing alleged war crimes and accused of treason for his relations with Israel.