Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din
Al-Sayyid Hāshim Ṣafī al-Dīn (Arabic: السيد هاشِم صَفي الدّین) (b. 1964) is the head of the Executive Council of Hezbollah in Lebanon and is recognized as the second-in-command after Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah. He is often referred to as Nasrallah's successor.
Religious Affiliation | Twelver Shi'a |
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Well-known Relatives | Al-Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah, Qasim Soleimani |
Birth | 1964 |
Place of Birth | Deir Qanoun en Nahr |
Notable roles | Head of Executive Council of Hezbollah |
Safi al-Din has been a member of Hezbollah since its founding in 1982 and has led the Executive Council since 1994.[1] In this role, he oversees Hezbollah's economic and social activities.[2] In 2017, he was added to the United States sanctions list.[3]
Safi al-Din has familial ties to Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah[4] and remained relatively unknown in Lebanese politics until he began representing the Secretary-General at party events, particularly during the funerals of Hezbollahs' martyrs, due to security measures surrounding Nasrallah.[5]
Biography and Views
Sayyed Hashem Safi al-Din was born in 1964 in a village in southern Lebanon[6] to a prominent and influential family.[7] He started his religious education at a young age[8] and, before moving to Qom for further studies, married the daughter of Sayyid Muhammad Ali Amin, a member of the Supreme Islamic Council of Shia Muslims in Lebanon.[9]
While in Qom, Safi al-Din was profoundly influenced by the political philosophy of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist (Wilayat al-Faqih) as articulated by Imam Khomeini, a subject he later explored in his writings.[10] His brother, Abdullah Safi al-Din, represents Hezbollah in Iran, and his son, Rida Safi al-Din, is married to Qasem Soleimani's daughter.[11]
"What we saw in the Gaza Strip (destruction and killing of people) proves the importance of resistance weapons in Lebanon."[12]
Safi al-Din believes that Muslims, especially scholars, have a responsibility to defend the oppressed, particularly in the context of the Gaza blockade. He argues that if scholars can't find a compelling reason in their teachings to support the people of Gaza, they should reconsider the relevance of their knowledge to Islam.[13]
At the memorial marking the fortieth day after Qasem Soleimani's martyrdom, Safi al-Din stated that Soleimani's sacrifice would ultimately lead to the expulsion of the United States from the region and the liberation of its peoples.[14]
Notes
- ↑ Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)
- ↑ Biography of Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din. (Persian)
- ↑ Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)
- ↑ Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah? (Arabic)
- ↑ Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah? (Arabic)
- ↑ Nasrallah's lookalike... Hashem Safi al-Din, candidate to lead "Hezbollah" (Arabic)
- ↑ Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah? (Arabic)
- ↑ Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)
- ↑ Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)
- ↑ Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)
- ↑ Biography of Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din. (Persian)
- ↑ Al-Sayyid Safi al-Din: What we saw in Gaza proves the importance of the resistance weapon in Lebanon (Arabic)
- ↑ Al-Sayyid Safi al-Din: Yemen, which was left alone for years, did not leave Palestine (Arabic)
- ↑ The head of the Executive Council of Hezbollah met with Ayatullah Misbah Yazdi. (Persian)
References
- بیوگرافی سید هاشم صفی الدین (Biography of Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din. (Persian)). Accessed: 2024/09/29.
- شورای اجرایی حزبالله لبنان با آیت الله مصباح یزدی دیدار کرد(The head of the Executive Council of Hezbollah met with Ayatullah Misbah Yazdi. (Persian)). Accessed: 2024/09/29.
- السيد صفي الدين: اليمن الذي ترك وحيداً لسنوات لم يترك فلسطين( Sayyid Safi al-Din: Yemen, which was left alone for years, did not leave Palestine. (Arabic)). Accessed: 2024/09/29.
- شبيه نصر الله.. هاشم صفي الدين المرشح لقيادة "حزب الله" ( Nasrallah's lookalike... Hashem Safi al-Din, candidate to lead "Hezbollah" (Arabic)). Accessed: 2024/09/29.
- من هو هاشم صفي الدين.. الخليفة المحتمل لحسن نصر الله؟( Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)). Accessed: 2024/09/29.
- صهر قاسم سليماني... من هو هاشم صفي الدين أبرز مرشح لخلافة نصر الله؟ ( Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah? Arabic)). Accessed: 2024/10/02.
- السيد صفي الدين: اليمن الذي ترك وحيداً لسنوات لم يترك فلسطين (Al-Sayyid Safi al-Din: Yemen, which was left alone for years, did not leave Palestine (Arabic)). Accessed: 2024/10/02.
- السيد صفي الدين: ما شاهدناه في غزة يثبت أهمية سلاح المقاومة في لبنان ( Al-Sayyid Safi al-Din: What we saw in Gaza proves the importance of the resistance weapon in Lebanon (Arabic)). Accessed: 2024/10/02.