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Abbas al-Musawi

Abbas al-Musawi
عباس الموسوي
Al-Musawi in 1990
2nd Secretary-General of Hezbollah
In office
May 1991 – 16 February 1992
DeputyNaim Qassem
Preceded bySubhi al-Tufayli
Succeeded byHassan Nasrallah
Personal details
Born(1952-10-26)26 October 1952
Al-Nabi Shayth, Lebanon
Died16 February 1992(1992-02-16) (aged 39)
Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon
Manner of deathAssassination by airstrike
OccupationShia cleric

Abbas al-Musawi (/əˈbɑːs əlmˈsɑːwi/ ə-BAHSS əl-moo-SAH-wee; Arabic: عباس الموسوي; 26 October 1952 – 16 February 1992) was a Lebanese Shia cleric who served as the second secretary-general of Hezbollah from 1991 until his assassination by Israel in 1992.


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