Elie Hobeika

Elie Hobeika
إيلي حبيقة
Elie Hobeika
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(2002-01-24) (aged 45) Beirut, Lebanon
Spouse	Gina Raymond Nachaty
Children	Joseph Hobeika
Parent(s)	Joseph Hobeika, Badr Salman al-Reef

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Elie Hobeika (also transliterated as Hubayqa; Arabic: إيلي حبيقة; 22 September 1956 – 24 January 2002) was a Lebanese Maronite militia commander in the Lebanese Forces militia during the Lebanese Civil War and one of Bashir Gemayel's close confidants. After the murder of Gemayel, he gained notoriety for his direct involvement in, and overseeing of, the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre. Hobeika initially supported the IDF during their invasion, but later switched sides and supported the Syrians. He became president of the Lebanese Forces political party 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 by a car bomb at his house in Beirut, shortly before he was to testify about the Sabra and Shatila massacre in a Belgian court.