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Imad Lallous

Imad Lallous was interviewed in UN Post 2-45, UNIFIL, South Lebanon for the Military Archives Oral History Project. His interview is part of a series of interviews recorded to mark forty years of Irish service in Lebanon with UNIFIL.
Imad is currently serving as Mayor of the village of Ain Ibil in South Lebanon. He worked with UNIFIL and other United Nations missions from 1979 to 2013 and he discusses his previous work with the United Nations and his work as Mayor in this interview.

Childhood in Ain Ibil and Education in Beirut


Imad Lallous
Interviewed for MAOHP - 06/03/2018
Location(s): Ain Ibil

Length: 4.04


In this clip Imad Lallous speaks about his childhood in the Christian village of Ain Ibil, South Lebanon. He refers to the rural nature of the village at the time but explains that it had a good school run by Jesuits. He speaks about his further education in Beirut and...

Ain Ibil


Imad Lallous
Interviewed for MAOHP - 06/03/2018
Location(s): Ain Ibil

Length: 2.21


In this clip Imad Lallous discusses the influence of Beirut on the village of Ain Ibil during his youth. He explains that many people from the village who went to Beirut came back for summers and brought back music and dance and stories of life in the city.

Namibia


Imad Lallous
Interviewed for MAOHP - 06/03/2018
Location(s): Namibia

Length: 3.35


Imad Lallous worked with the United Nations for 34 years. Much of his service was with UNIFIL but he also served on several other missions overseas. In this clip he discusses a mission he worked on in Namibia when the country gained independence in 1990.

UNIFIL in South Lebanon


Imad Lallous
Interviewed for MAOHP - 06/03/2018
Location(s): Ain Ibil

Length: 1.51


In this clip Imad Lallous discusses the impact of UNIFIL in the area and he refers to the impression in much of South Lebanon of UNIFIL as an impartial party.

Mayor of Ain Ibil


Imad Lallous
Interviewed for MAOHP - 06/03/2018
Location(s): Ain Ibil

Length: 2.23


Imad Lallous is currently the Mayor of the village of Ain Ibil. In this clip he discusses the work involved in this role; he speaks about the administration of the village and his work as a 'point of contact' for the various battalions in UNIFIL.