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Secretary-General of Hezbollah

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Secretary-General of Hezbollah
الأمين العام لحزب الله
Incumbent
Naim Qassem
since 29 October 2024
SeatBeirut, Lebanon
Formation1989; 35 years ago (1989)
First holderSubhi al-Tufayli
DeputyDeputy Secretary-General

This article lists the secretaries-general of Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group.[1][2]

The current secretary-general is Naim Qassem, since 29 October 2024.

List of officeholders

No. Portrait Secretary-General Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1
Subhi al-Tufayli
al-Tufayli, SubhiSubhi al-Tufayli
(born 1948)
198919911–2 years
2
Abbas al-Musawi
al-Musawi, AbbasAbbas al-Musawi
(1952–1992)
May 199116 February 1992 †291 days[3][4][5][6]
3
Hassan Nasrallah
Nasrallah, HassanHassan Nasrallah
(1960–2024)
16 February 199227 September 2024 †32 years, 224 days[7][8][9]
4
Naim Qassem
Qassem, NaimNaim Qassem
(born 1953)
29 October 2024Incumbent1 day[10]

Timeline

Naim QassemHassan NasrallahAbbas al-MusawiSubhi al-Tufayli

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hezbollah | Meaning, History, & Ideology | Britannica". Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ^ "What Is Hezbollah?". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ^ Gal Perl Finkel, Changing the rules in the Gaza Strip comes with a cost, The Jerusalem Post, October 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Luft, Gal (2003). "The Logic of Israel's Targeted Killing". The Middle East Quarterly. 10 (1): 3–13. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  5. ^ Clyde Haberman (17 February 1992). "ISRAELIS KILL CHIEF OF PRO-IRAN SHIITES IN SOUTH LEBANON". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  6. ^ Chris Hedges (22 February 1992). "Killing of Sheik: Israel Waited for Months". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  7. ^ Daoud, David A. (4 June 2017). "State Department Blacklists Hashem Saffiedine". Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017.
  8. ^ Ihsan A. Hijazi (19 February 1992). "Pro-Iran Lebanese Choose a Successor". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  9. ^ Neil MacFarquhar and Ben Hubbard (28 September 2024). "Hassan Nasrallah, Who Led Hezbollah for Decades, Killed at 64". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Hezbollah names Naim Qassem as new leader, Israel says he won't last long".