Elie Hobeika
Elie Hobeika | |
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إيلي حبيقة | |
Elie Hobeika in 1984 | |
| Leader of the Lebanese Forces | |
| In office 1985–1986 | |
| Preceded by | Fouad Abou Nader |
| Succeeded by | Samir Geagea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elias Joseph Hobeika 22 September 1956 Baskinta, Lebanon |
| Died | 24 January 2002 (aged 45) Hazmiyeh, Lebanon |
| Party | Promise Party |
| Other political affiliations | Kataeb Party (Until 1986) |
| Spouse | Gina Raymond Nachaty |
| Children | Joseph Hobeika |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Hobeika, Badr Salman al-Reef |
| Nickname | HK |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kataeb Regulatory Forces Lebanese Forces |
| Branch/service | Lebanese Forces |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles/wars | Lebanese Civil War |
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Elie Hobeika (also transliterated as Hubayqa; Arabic: إيلي حبيقة; 22 September 1956 – 24 January 2002) was a Lebanese militia commander in the Lebanese Forces militia during the Lebanese Civil War and one of Bachir Gemayel's close confidants. He became infamous for his overseeing of the 1982 Sabra and Shatilla massacre. Hobeika initially supported the IDF during their invasion, but later switched sides and supported the Syrians. He became head of the Lebanese Forces until he was ousted in 1986. He then founded the Promise Party and was elected to serve two terms in the Parliament of Lebanon. In January 2002, he was assassinated in a car bombing at his house in Beirut, shortly before he was to testify about the Sabra and Shatila massacre in a Belgian court.