In 1642 Sheikh Abu Aoun was the joint governor of the subdistrict of Bsharri alongside the Druze chief Zayn al-Din of the Sawwaf family.
ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː ʃˈeɪk ˈæbuː ˈeɪəˌʌn wʌzðə dʒˈɔɪnt ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌvðə sˈʌbdɪstɹˌɪkt ʌv bˈiːʃˈæɹi ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd ðə dɹˈuːz tʃˈiːf zˈeɪn ˈældˈɪn ʌvðə sˈɔːwæf fˈæmɪli.