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Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din

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Sayyid Hāshim Ṣafī al-Dīn (Arabic:سيد هاشِم صَفي الدّین) (b. 1964 - d. 3 October 2024) was the head of the Executive Council of Hezbollah in Lebanon and was recognized as the second-in-command after Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah until his assassination in October 2024.

Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din
Religious AffiliationTwelver Shi'a
Well-known RelativesAl-Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah, Qasim Soleimani
Birth1964
Place of BirthDeir Qanoun en Nahr
Death/Martyrdom.c., 3 October 2024
Cause of
Death/Martyrdom		Assassinated by Israeli drones in Beirut
Notable rolesHead 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] He oversees Hezbollah's economic and social activities in this role.[2] In 2017, he was added to the United States sanctions list.[3]

The Israeli army announced the assassination of Safi al-Din on October 3, 2024, during an attack on the suburbs of Beirut.[4] Media outlets reported the discovery of his body on October 22, 2024,[5], and Hezbollah officially announced his martyrdom on October 23, 2024.[6]

The delay in announcing Safi al-Din's martyrdom was due to the Israeli army targeting the rescue teams sent to the site of his assassination, which hindered their ability to assess his condition.[7]

Sayyid Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, issued a condolence message on the occasion of Safi al-Din's martyrdom, describing him as a brave and selfless mujahid and one of the most prominent leaders of Hezbollah. He emphasized that Hezbollah remains alive, serving as the most vigorous defender of Lebanon and the foremost shield against the Zionist regime's greed, which seeks to divide Lebanon.[8]

Safi al-Din has familial ties to Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah[9] and remained relatively unknown in Lebanese politics until he began representing the Secretary-General at party events, particularly during the funerals of Hezbollah' martyrs, due to security measures surrounding Nasrallah.[10] Hezbollah confirmed Safi al-Din's martyrdom in a statement on October 23, 2024, following the attacks of the Zionist regime on Beirut.[11]

Biography and Views

Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din was born in 1964 in a village in southern Lebanon[12] to a prominent and influential family.[13] He started his religious education at a young age[14] 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.[15]

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.[16] His brother, Abdullah Safi al-Din, represents Hezbollah in Iran, and his son, Rida Safi al-Din, is married to Qasem Soleimani's daughter.[17]

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.[18]

Seyyid Hashim Safi al-Din stated, "What we witnessed in the Gaza Strip—destruction and the killing of people—proves the importance of resistance weapons in Lebanon.[19]

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.[20]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)
  2. ↑ Biography of Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din.
  3. ↑ Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah?
  4. ↑ Hezbollah is mourning the Chairman of the Executive Council, Hashem Safiuddin
  5. ↑ Lebanon.. The body of Hashem Safi al-Din was recovered in Mreijeh, along with 23 people
  6. ↑ Hezbollah martyrs Sayyed Hashem Safi al-Din on the road to Jerusalem
  7. ↑ Why was there a delay in finding the body of Hashem Safi al-Din after he was targeted 3 weeks ago?
  8. ↑ Hezbollah is alive, thriving, and fulfilling its historic role
  9. ↑ Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah?
  10. ↑ Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah?
  11. ↑ The martyrdom of Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din was confirmed
  12. ↑ Nasrallah's lookalike... Hashem Safi al-Din, candidate to lead "Hezbollah" (Arabic)
  13. ↑ Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah?
  14. ↑ Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)
  15. ↑ Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah?
  16. ↑ Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah?
  17. ↑ Biography of Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din.
  18. ↑ Al-Sayyid Safi al-Din: Yemen, which was left alone for years, did not leave Palestine.
  19. ↑ Al-Sayyid Safi al-Din: What we saw in Gaza proves the importance of the resistance weapon in Lebanon
  20. ↑ The head of the Executive Council of Hezbollah met with Ayatullah Misbah Yazdi.

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