The Director General
The Director General of Land & Maritime Transport.
Admiral Mazen Basbous
Director General of Land & Maritime Transport
A naval officer of the Lebanese Armed Forces, he served as liaison officer between the Lebanese Navy and the UNIFIL Maritime Task Force, and sat on the Lebanese delegation negotiating the southern maritime border at Naqoura.
Biography
Admiral Mazen Basbous was appointed Director General of Land & Maritime Transport in May 2026, succeeding Dr. Ahmad Tamer. He oversees land transport regulation, maritime affairs, maritime public property and navigation safety along the Lebanese coast.
He began his military career as commander of a patrol boat at the Jounieh naval base, and in 2006 was appointed liaison officer between the Lebanese Navy and the Maritime Task Force of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) — a post he held for more than a decade.
He served on the Lebanese delegation negotiating the southern maritime boundary at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, and in 2023 published “The Truth About Lebanon’s Maritime Border Delimitation”, addressing the legal, historical and strategic dimensions of the file.
A native of the Chouf’s Iqlim al-Kharroub, he holds academic and military qualifications in physics, international business, diplomatic and strategic studies, and defence studies.
Qualifications
- BSc in Physics — American University of Beirut
- MBA in International Business — LCU
- MA in Diplomatic & Strategic Studies — CEDS, France
- Diploma in Defence & Strategic Studies — U.S. Naval War College (2016), with the International Leadership Award
Training: Basic and advanced courses with the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard, the German Navy and the Egyptian Navy, alongside specialised conferences on maritime security and safety.
Publications
“The Truth About Lebanon’s Maritime Border Delimitation”
A 2023 book addressing the legal, historical and strategic dimensions of Lebanon’s maritime border delimitation.
The Director General's Office
For official correspondence through the directorate's approved channels.
Career
Patrol boat commander
Began his military career as commander of a patrol boat at the Jounieh naval base.
UNIFIL liaison officer
Appointed in 2006 as liaison officer between the Lebanese Navy and the UNIFIL Maritime Task Force, a post held for over a decade.
Maritime border negotiations
Member of the Lebanese delegation negotiating the southern maritime boundary at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura.
Director General
Appointed Director General of Land & Maritime Transport in May 2026, succeeding Dr. Ahmad Tamer.