Early Life and Education
Jihad Ahmed Jibril was born in Damascus, Syria in 1961. He is the eldest son of Ahmed Jibril. Jihad Jibril attended high school at ثانوية عز الدين التنوخي and graduated in May 1982. He attended the Libyan military academy from 1981 to 1983 and graduated with the rank of a lieutenant colonel. He was studying law at Lebanese University when he was assassinated.
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