Hector Abdelnour

Héctor Antonio Abdelnour Mussa (December 15, 1921 – August 1, 2002) was a Venezuelan military officer of the Navy, who participated in the overthrow of President Marcos Pérez Jiménez and in the shipment of aid and weapons to the Cuban revolution in 1958.

Career The son of Lebanese immigrants, Abdelnour was born in Pilar, Sucre, and began his military career in 1939 at the Naval School of Venezuela, graduating in 1943 as an Officer of the Navy. During his career he was appointed to different destinations and in 1956 he was promoted to Corvette Captain. He was named Assistant of the Military House by the provisional government, which in the same year carried out a collection among the people of Venezuela, known as un bolivar para la sierra, destined to send aid and weapons to Cuban revolutionaries. Abdelnour was in charge of purchasing the plane to send the aid and participated in that transfer, which took place on December, bound for Sierra Maestra.

In 1959 Abdelnour was promoted to Frigate Captain and continued his military career until 1970. 1959 – Croce Eracliana di Seconda Classe 1959 – Medal of the Eloy Alfaro Foundation, Panama