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Naim Qassem
Naim Qassem | |
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| نعيم قاسم | |
.jpg) Qassem in 2014 | |
| 4th Secretary-General of Hezbollah | |
| Assumed office 29 October 2024[a] | |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | Hassan Nasrallah |
| 1st Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah | |
| In office May 1991 – 29 October 2024 | |
| Secretary-General |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1953 (age 71–72) Kfar Fila, Lebanon |
| Political party | Hezbollah |
| Other political affiliations | Amal Movement (until 1979) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | Lebanese University |
| a. ^ Acting: 27 September – 29 October 2024 | |
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Naim Mohammad Qassem (Arabic: نعيم قاسم, romanized: Naeim Qasim; born February 1953) is a Lebanese Shia cleric and politician who has served as the fourth secretary-general of Hezbollah since 29 October 2024.[1] He participated in the founding of Hezbollah in 1982, and previously served as the first deputy secretary-general from 1991 to 2024.[2]
Born in Kfar Kila, Qassem received a master's degree in chemistry from the Lebanese University in 1977. He worked as a chemistry teacher, before joining Amal, a political movement led by Musa al-Sadr. He studied theology under Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah.
Following the Iranian Revolution, he helped found Hezbollah. In 1991, he was appointed as deputy secretary-general under secretary-general Abbas al-Musawi, a role he retained under Al-Musawi's successor, Hassan Nasrallah. He led the party's electoral campaigns, and held a leading intellectual and ideological role.[3]
Following the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah in September 2024, he was appointed acting secretary-general. A month later in October, Qassem was elected as secretary-general after Nasrallah's possible successor Hashem Saffiedine was assassinated by Israeli strikes.
- ^ "Hezbollah elects Naim Qassem to succeed slain head Nasrallah". Reuters. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Naim Qassem: Hezbollah's strategist, ideologue and now leader". Middle East Eye.
- ^ "من هو نعيم قاسم الأمين العام الجديد لحزب الله؟". مونت كارلو الدولية / MCD (in Arabic). 29 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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