Michel Suleiman
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Michel Suleiman is a Lebanese military officer and politician who served as President of Lebanon from 2008 to 2014.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michel Suleiman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7374634 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michel Suleiman Context triple: [Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, hasNotableAlumni, Michel Suleiman]
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A.
Suleiman Frangieh
Suleiman Frangieh was a prominent Lebanese Maronite politician who served as President of Lebanon from 1970 to 1976 and played a key role during the early years of the Lebanese Civil War.
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B.
Wissam Al Mana
Wissam Al Mana is a Qatari businessman and executive known for his leadership in the Al Mana Group, a major Middle Eastern retail and investment conglomerate.
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C.
Dany Chamoun
Dany Chamoun was a prominent Lebanese politician and militia leader, son of former president Camille Chamoun, who played a key role in Christian politics during the Lebanese Civil War.
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D.
Raymond Tawil
Raymond Tawil is a Palestinian intellectual and political figure known for his activism and for being the father of Suha Arafat, the widow of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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E.
Pierre Gemayel
Pierre Gemayel was a prominent Lebanese Maronite politician and founder of the Kataeb (Phalange) Party, influential in shaping Lebanon’s modern political landscape and Christian nationalist movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michel Suleiman Target entity description: Michel Suleiman is a Lebanese military officer and politician who served as President of Lebanon from 2008 to 2014.
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A.
Suleiman Frangieh
Suleiman Frangieh was a prominent Lebanese Maronite politician who served as President of Lebanon from 1970 to 1976 and played a key role during the early years of the Lebanese Civil War.
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B.
Wissam Al Mana
Wissam Al Mana is a Qatari businessman and executive known for his leadership in the Al Mana Group, a major Middle Eastern retail and investment conglomerate.
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C.
Dany Chamoun
Dany Chamoun was a prominent Lebanese politician and militia leader, son of former president Camille Chamoun, who played a key role in Christian politics during the Lebanese Civil War.
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D.
Raymond Tawil
Raymond Tawil is a Palestinian intellectual and political figure known for his activism and for being the father of Suha Arafat, the widow of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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E.
Pierre Gemayel
Pierre Gemayel was a prominent Lebanese Maronite politician and founder of the Kataeb (Phalange) Party, influential in shaping Lebanon’s modern political landscape and Christian nationalist movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President of Lebanon
ⓘ
human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointed | Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces in 1998 ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Order of the Cedar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1948-11-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Amchit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Lebanon Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lebanese Military Academy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Joseph University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Maronite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Suleiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Michel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentDuringTerm |
Najib Mikati
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saad Hariri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Excellency ⓘ |
| knownFor | Role in maintaining army neutrality during internal Lebanese conflicts ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Lebanese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Lebanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| name | Michel Suleiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | ميشال سليمان NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Lebanese Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Elected president as consensus candidate after 2008 Doha Agreement ⓘ |
| notableWork | Oversaw Lebanese Armed Forces during 2006 Lebanon War ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 2014-05-25 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 2008-05-25 ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Independent ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces
ⓘ
President of Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Émile Lahoud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Maronite Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Baabda Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signature | Signature of Michel Suleiman (vector).svg ⓘ |
| spouse | Wafaa Suleiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Michel Aoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termAsArmyCommanderEnd | 2008 ⓘ |
| termAsArmyCommanderStart | 1998 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michel Suleiman Description of subject: Michel Suleiman is a Lebanese military officer and politician who served as President of Lebanon from 2008 to 2014.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth