leadership post. Bassil was elected by acclamation after his main contender, MP Alain Aoun (Michel's nephew), was convinced to quit the race. Political views The West Aoun explained why he turned back on the West and forged an alliance with the Axis of Resistance in a speech in May 2008 by saying: United States In a December 1995 interview with the Middle East Quarterly journal, Aoun replied when asked if he disliked the United States Personal life Marriage and family A son of Naim and Marie Aoun, he married Nadia El-Chami on 30 November 1968 and together, they have three daughters. The first, Mireille Aoun, who works as his personal advisor and is married to Roy Hachem, the CEO of Aoun's OTV. The second one is Claudine Aoun who serves as the president of the Arab Women Organization since 2019 and the National Commission For Lebanese Women since 2017, and married to Brigadier-General Chamel Roukoz, a decorated officer who took part in Aoun's liberation war, Nahr al-Bared conflict and Battle of Sidon. He is also a Member of Parliament, elected in the 2018. The third, Chantal, is married to Gebran Bassil, whom she met at an FPM conference in Paris in 1996. He served as a minister in different cabinets, and succeeded Aoun as president of the Free Patriotic Movement in 2015. His nephew, Alain Aoun, is a Member of Parliament, elected in 2009 and 2018. See also Free Patriotic Movement List of presidents of Lebanon List of prime ministers of Lebanon Members of the 2005–2009 Lebanese Parliament Members of the 2009–2013 Lebanese Parliament History of Lebanon#Republic of Lebanon Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) Gebran Bassil List of international presidential trips made by Michel Aoun References Bibliography Mahé, H., Liban 1989–1991, Michel Aoun : "Je reviendrai": L'impossible liberté, L'Harmattan, 2015. Eibner, J., The Future of Religious Minorities in the Middle East, Lexington Books, 2018. |- |- |- |- 1933 births Foreign ministers of Lebanon Free Patriotic Movement politicians Lebanese exiles Living people Members of the Parliament of Lebanon People from Baabda District People from Jezzine People from South Lebanon People of the Lebanese Civil War Presidents of Lebanon Prime Ministers of Lebanon Defense ministers of Lebanon Aoun family 21st-century Lebanese politicians Michel Aoun