# Georges Adwan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Georges_Adwan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Georges_Adwan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Adwan > Source revision: 1355952999 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Lebanese politician and lawyer Georges Adwan جورج عدوان Member of the Lebanese Parliament Incumbent Assumed office 28 June 2005 Constituency Chouf District (from 28 June 2005) Leader Of Al-Tanzim Resistance In office 1969–1990 Secretary General of the Lebanese Forces In office 1978–1989 Vice-Chairman of the Lebanese Forces Incumbent Assumed office 2005 Personal details Born George Adwan (1947-09-15) September 15, 1947 (age 78) Deir al-Qamar, Chouf District Party Lebanese Forces Education Law, Saint Joseph University, Beirut Masters in International law, University of Strasbourg Signature This article is part of a series on Maronite politics People Samir Geagea Émile Eddé Bechara El Khoury Alfred Naqqache Camille Chamoun Suleiman Frangieh Pierre Gemayel Bachir Gemayel Amine Gemayel Michel Aoun Gebran Bassil Families Chamoun Frangieh Gemayel Khazen Moawad Parties Lebanese Forces National Bloc Constitutional Bloc Kataeb National Liberal Marada Movement Free Patriotic Movement Militias Lebanese Forces (Lebanese Resistance) Kataeb Regulatory Forces Tigers Al-Tanzim Guardians of the Cedars Related Za'im system Lebanon portal v t e **Georges Adwan** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): جورج عدوان; born 1947) is a lawyer and a [Lebanese](/source/Lebanon) politician who holds the position of vice-president of the executive committee of the [Lebanese Forces](/source/Lebanese_Forces) party since 2005.[1][2] ## Early life Adwan was born in [Deir al-Qamar](/source/Deir_al-Qamar) of the [Chouf district](/source/Chouf_District) on September 15, 1947.[3] He completed his secondary studies at the Marian Brothers School in [Jounieh](/source/Jounieh) and has a bachelor's degree in Lebanese and French Law in the Institute of the Jesuit Fathers of [Beirut](/source/Beirut).[3] ## Career ### Lebanese civil war and Al-Tanzim [Syria's military intervention in June 1976](/source/Syrian_intervention_in_Lebanon), and its tacit endorsement by Georges Adwan (who combined the MoC's presidency with that of [secretary-general](/source/Secretary-general) of the [Lebanese Front](/source/Lebanese_Front) at the time), however, caused the movement to factionalize, splitting into a pro-Syrian element headed by Adwan himself and a radical anti-Syrian majority gathered around Mahfouz and Zouein.[4] An attempted coup orchestrated by Adwan, in which the latter tried to take over the *Tanzim* Dekwaneh's military HQ resulted in a deep rift within the organization. Both Mahfouz and Zouein, which opposed Adwan's position and behaviour, played a crucial role in preventing further internal bloodshed among the group member's (despite the fact that Adwan had murdered [Tony Khater](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tony_Khater&action=edit&redlink=1), a fellow *Tanzim* member)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] by regaining control of the movement, and ousting Adwan from the MoC/*Tanzim* leadership board in late that year. ### Politics He has been an [MP](/source/Member_of_Parliament) in the [Lebanese Parliament](/source/Lebanese_Parliament) as a representative of one of the three [Maronite](/source/Maronite_Christianity_in_Lebanon) seats in [Chouf](/source/Chouf) district since the [2005 legislative elections](/source/2005_Lebanese_general_election). Adwan was member of the Commanding Council of the [Al-Tanzim](/source/Al-Tanzim) Resistance during the [Lebanese War](/source/Lebanese_Civil_War). In 1989-1990, he was appointed as the official representative of the [Lebanese Forces](/source/Lebanese_Forces) Resistance led by [Samir Geagea](/source/Samir_Geagea) during the discussions held with [General Michel Aoun](/source/Michel_Aoun) commanding the [Lebanese army](/source/Lebanese_army). He is also elected for the 2022 Parliamentary Elections in the [Chouf](/source/Shouf).[5] ## See also - [Al-Tanzim](/source/Al-Tanzim) - [List of Lebanese Forces Deputies in the Lebanese Parliament](/source/List_of_Lebanese_Forces_Deputies_in_the_Lebanese_Parliament) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["جورج عدوان"](https://www.lebanese-forces.com/person/politicians-georges-edwan/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Lebanese Forces](/source/Lebanese_Forces) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) ["جورج عدوان"](https://www.lebanese-forces.com/person/politicians-georges-edwan/). *Lebanese Forces Official Website*. Retrieved June 17, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Rabinovich, *The war for Lebanon* (1989), p. 70. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Who are the new 128 MPs?"](https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/elections-2022/646632/who-are-the-new-128-mps/en). *LBCI Lebanon*. Retrieved August 26, 2022. This article about a Lebanese politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Lebanon-politician-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3ALebanon-politician-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Lebanon-politician-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Georges Adwan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Adwan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Adwan?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.