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Sayyid Ḥassan Naṣrallāh, b. August 31, 1960, d. September 27, 2024), was a Lebanese Shia cleric and the Secretary General of Hezbollah, the Shia Islamic political and military organization in Lebanon. During his studies in Najaf, he made a good relationship with al-Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and al-Sayyid Abbas al-Musawi which involved him in the battles against Zionist occupiers.
He was in charge of the administrative apparatus of Hezbollah for a while. Still, after al-Sayyid Abbas al-Musawi's martyrdom, he became this organization's Secretary General. Nasrallah led Hezbollah for more than three decades. He was elected secretary-general of Hezbollah in 1992, aged 32 after an Israeli helicopter gunship killed his predecessor, Sayyid Abbas al-Musawi.
Under his leadership, Hezbollah became an influential power in the region. Subsequently, they managed to force the Israeli army to retreat from Lebanon in 2000, as well as releasing a number of their prisoners. Because of the threat of assassination attempts, Hassan Nasrallah rarely appeared in public places. His son, Sayyid Hadi Nasrallah, was martyred in 1997 in a battle against the Israeli army. Hassan Nasrallah was a member of the Supreme Council of Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly.
On Friday, September 27, 2024, the Zionist regime struck Hezbollah's headquarters in southern Beirut. The following day, Hezbollah confirmed the assassination and martyrdom of their leader, Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, due to the Israeli strike on Beirut......
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