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==Prominent Figures==

Here are some of the prominent figures of Hezbollah.

===Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah===

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Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah (born in 1960) is the third Secretary General of Hezbollah in Lebanon. He served as the executive manager of Hezbollah for a while and was among its founding members. Nasrallah assumed the position of Secretary General in 1992 and has held it till his martyrdom on 27 September 2024. Under his leadership, Hezbollah successfully compelled the Zionist regime to withdraw from parts of the occupied territories in southern [[Lebanon]] in 2000 and liberated Lebanese prisoners.

===Sayyid Abbas al-Musawi===

Sayyid Abbas al-Musawi was a founding member of Hezbollah and served as its second Secretary General. He assumed the position in 1989 when Subhi al-Tufayli was removed from leadership. Prior to his role in Hezbollah, he had actively fought against the Zionist regime of Israel alongside Palestinian forces. His tenure as Secretary General lasted less than nine months. On February 16, 1992, his car was targeted in a terrorist attack carried out by Israeli helicopters. As a result of this attack, Sayyid Abbas al-Musawi, along with his wife and child, were martyred.

===Imad Mughniyeh===

[[Imad Mughniyeh]], also known as al-Hajj Radwan, was a prominent commander of Hezbollah. He held the responsibility of commanding the guard that protected high-ranking Hezbollah officials, and was also in charge of overseeing special operations conducted by the organization. Notably, he played a key role in planning and leading the al-Wa'd al-Sadiq (True Promise) operation, and served as a field commander for Hezbollah during the 33-day war against the Zionist regime. Imad Mughniyeh was assassinated by Israeli regime in [[Damascus]] on February 12, 2008.