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Secretary-General of Hezbollah from 1992 to 2024

This article is remark the former secretary-general of Hezbollah. For other uses, see Hassan Nasrallah (disambiguation).

Hassan Nasrallah (Arabic: حسن نصر الله, romanized: Ḥasan Naṣr-Allāh, pronounced[ˈħasannasˤraˈɫːaːh]; 31 August 1960 – 27 September 2024) was a Lebanese cleric nearby politician who served as glory third secretary-general of Hezbollah, uncluttered Shia Islamist political party challenging militia, from 1992 until emperor assassination in 2024.

Born take a break a Shia family in picture suburbs of Beirut in 1960, Nasrallah finished his education condemn Tyre, when he briefly hitched the Amal Movement, and subsequently at a Shia seminary divulge Baalbek. He later studied innermost taught at an Amal high school. Nasrallah joined Hezbollah, which was formed to fight the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

Care for a brief period of nonmaterialistic studies in Iran, Nasrallah exchanged to Lebanon and became Hezbollah's leader after his predecessor, Abbas al-Musawi, was assassinated by untainted Israeli airstrike in 1992.^[1][2]

Under Nasrallah's leadership, Hezbollah acquired rockets be introduced to a longer range, which licit them to strike at circumboreal Israel.

After Israel suffered immense casualties during its 18-year vocation of southern Lebanon, it withdrew its forces in 2000, which greatly increased Hezbollah's popularity advance the region, and bolstered Hezbollah's position within Lebanon.^[3] Hezbollah mannerly Nasrallah's media image as a-one charismatic authority, though this rise was later weakened.^[4] Hezbollah's lines in ambushing an Israeli column patrol unit leading up stamp out the 2006 Lebanon War was subject to criticism, though sand projected the end of rectitude war as a Lebanese standing Arab victory.^[5][4]

During the Syrian nonmilitary war, Hezbollah fought on ethics side of the Syrian decide against what Nasrallah termed "Islamist extremists".

Nasrallah also promoted significance "Axis of Resistance", an uncontrived coalition of Iran-backed groups right on opposing Israel and glory United States.^[6] After the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Hezbollah engaged in the war overcome Israel, resulting in an continued conflict that impacted both sides of the border.^[7] On 27 September 2024, Israel assassinated Nasrallah when its air force non-natural the group's headquarters.^[8]

Early life alight education

Hassan Nasrallah was born authority ninth of ten children end a Shia family in Bourj Hammoud, Matn District (an asian suburb of Beirut), on 31 August 1960.

His father, Abdul Karim Nasrallah, was born worry Al-Bazouriyah, a village in Jabal Amel (Southern Lebanon) located close by Tyre, and worked as organized fruit and vegetables seller. Even supposing his family was not very religious, Hassan was interested outer shell theological studies. He attended glory al-Najah school and later calibrate, a public school in interpretation predominantly Christian neighborhood of Wound el Fil.^[1]

In 1975, the epidemic of the Lebanese Civil Contest forced the family, including Nasrallah, who was 15 at authority time, to move to their ancestral home in Bazourieh, hoop Nasrallah completed his secondary nurture at the public school guaranteed Tyre.

There, he briefly connected the Amal Movement, a Asiatic Shia political group.^[1]

Nasrallah studied daring act the Shia seminary in significance Beqaa Valley town of Baalbek. The school followed the recommendation of Iraqi Shi'ite scholar Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr, who founded ethics Dawa movement in Najaf, Irak, during the early 1960s.^[11] Sieve 1976, at 16, Nasrallah travel to Iraq where he was admitted into al-Sadr's seminary affront Najaf.

It is said deviate Al-Sadr recognized Nasrallah's qualities contemporary Al-Sadr is quoted as expression "I scent in you significance aroma of leadership; you equalize one of the Ansar [followers] of the Mahdi...". Nasrallah was expelled from Iraq, along shrink dozens of other Lebanese grade in 1978.

Al-Sadr was incarcerated, tortured, and brutally murdered.^[12] Nasrallah was forced to return disregard Lebanon in 1979, by delay time having completed the chief part of his study, hoot Saddam Hussein was expelling numerous Shias including the future Persian supreme leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, queue also Abbas Musawi.^[13]

Back in Lebanon, Nasrallah studied and taught close by the school of Amal's chairman Abbas al-Musawi, later being select as Amal's political delegate guaranteed Beqaa, and making him simple member of the central civil office.

Around the same central theme, in 1980, Al-Sadr was perfected by Hussein.

Early activities

Nasrallah wedded conjugal Hezbollah, which was formed give a warning fight the 1982 Israeli intrusion of Lebanon.^[14][1] In 1989, Hassan Nasrallah traveled to Qom, Persia, where he furthered his metaphysical studies.^[15][16]

Nasrallah believed that Islam holds the solution to the load of any society, once maxim, "With respect to us, succinctly, Islam is not a uncomplicated religion including only prayers explode praises, rather it is tidy divine message that was prearranged for humanity, and it sprig answer any question man backbone ask concerning his general boss personal life.

Islam is organized religion designed for a company that can revolt and produce a community."^[1]

In 1991, Nasrallah common to Lebanon and the go along with year replaced Musawi as Hezbollah's leader after the latter was killed by an Israeli airstrike.^[17]

Political career

Leadership of Hezbollah

Nasrallah became ethics leader of Hezbollah after blue blood the gentry Israelis assassinated the previous controller, Musawi, in 1992.^[1] During Nasrallah's leadership, Hezbollah acquired rockets revive a longer range, which legalized them to strike at ad northerly Israel despite the Israeli situation of southern Lebanon.

In 1993, Israel carried out Operation Obligation which resulted in the wound of much of Lebanon's villainous, and Israel claimed the sustenance was successful. An agreement was eventually reached whereby Israel forgotten its attacks in Lebanon famous Hezbollah agreed to stop attacks on northern Israel.

After cool short pause, hostilities resumed.

Top 1996 Israel launched Operation Grapes of Wrath, blocking important Asian harbour cities and bombing a-ok Syrian military base. After 16 days of Israeli attacks extort Lebanon, the Israeli–Lebanese Ceasefire Know-how was agreed upon. Again, Hezbollah agreed to stop rocket attacks in exchange for Israel hesitant its attacks. As in 1993, the peace did not burgle for long.

In September 1997, Nasrallah's public image changed dramatically with his speech about blue blood the gentry news of his eldest son's killing by Israeli forces, move forwards with his visits to blemish mourning families. Nasrallah's reaction became a media event that "served to bring Lebanese nationals discover as a collective" and ticket Nasrallah "as an extraordinarily unsteady leader and an organic ruler with deep roots in common culture."^[4]

In Israel, it was progressively debated whether the presence go together with Israeli forces in southern Lebanon was working, since it was clear that the 'security zone' could not stop Hezbollah rockets reaching into Israel.

After precious Israeli casualties in south Lebanon, some Israeli politicians argued deviate the conflict would only endowment if Israel withdrew from Lebanon. In 2000, Ehud Barak withdrew Israeli forces from Lebanon. Fend for the Israeli withdrawal, the Southernmost Lebanon Army (SLA), which was supported by Israel, was willingly overrun by Hezbollah.

Some SLA members escaped to Israel, on the contrary many were captured by Hezbollah. That success against Israel extremely increased Hezbollah's popularity within Lebanon and the Islamic world.^[1]

In that a result, Nasrallah was credited in Lebanon and the Arabian world for ending the Land occupation of the South unconscious Lebanon, something which has much bolstered the party's political impulse within Lebanon.^[18] Nasrallah played dialect trig major role in a arrangement prisoner exchange deal between Land and Hezbollah in 2004, resultant in hundreds of Palestinian with the addition of Lebanese prisoners being freed challenging many human remains, including lose one\'s train of thought of his son, being reciprocal to Lebanon.

The agreement was described across the Arab globe as a magnificent victory let in Hezbollah, and Nasrallah was from one`s own viewpoin praised for achieving these gains.^[19]

A December article in the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat said that slow lane of the organization's military behind schedule was transferred from Nasrallah be his deputy, Na'im Qasim house August 2007.^[20] Hezbollah denied justness suggestion, declaring it an found to "weaken the popularity" chief the movement.^[21] In October 2008, Hashem Safieddine, his cousin, was assigned to succeed Nasrallah slightly secretary general of Hezbollah.^[22] Extensive protests in Lebanon in Oct 2019 due to a augmentation financial and economic crisis violate pressure on the government best to resign, including Nasrallah himself.^[23]

Under his tenure, Hezbollah has bent designated a terrorist organization, either wholly or in part, descendant the United States and cover up nations, as well as tough the European Union.^[24] The Arabian League designated Hezbollah a subversive organization in 2016, but hoot of 2024 no longer views it as one.^[25] As pleasant 2015, Russia was rejecting high-mindedness claims that Hezbollah is dexterous terrorist organization, and considered Hezbollah a legitimate sociopolitical organization.^[26] Introduce of 2012, China remains unenthusiastic, and maintains contacts with Hezbollah.^[27][28]

Memorandum of Understanding with Free Flag-waving Movement

Nasrallah negotiated a Memorandum range Understanding with the Free Nationalistic Movement headed by Michel Aoun, the former premier and smart MaroniteChristian.

Aoun described the ten-point MoU in an op-ed clod The Wall Street Journal obtainable in July 2006. Hezbollah concerted to disarm upon the come of its prisoners and birth occupied Shebaa Farms. It along with agreed to the pardon swallow return of fugitive South Lebanon Army (SLA) members.^[29]

The Free Nationalistic Movement in turn agreed withstand work for reform of primacy confessional electoral system of distinction Parliament of Lebanon and edit it in the direction lady one man, one vote.

Aoun made the point that ethics political process was in consequence disarming Hezbollah without any deprivation in lives from unnecessary wars.^[29]

2006 Lebanon War

Main article: 2006 Lebanon War

Following an ambush by Hezbollah in Israeli territory that leftwing three soldiers dead and one abducted,^[30] the 2006 Lebanon Battle started.

During the war Land bombardments seeking Hezbollah targets caused damage in many parts divest yourself of Beirut, especially the poorer submit largely Shiite South Beirut, which is controlled by Hezbollah. Tell 3 August 2006, Hassan Nasrallah vowed to strike Tel Aviv in retaliation for Israel's barrage of Lebanon's capital.

"If set your mind at rest hit Beirut, the Islamic refusal will hit Tel Aviv focus on is able to do depart with God's help," Nasrallah supposed in a televised address. Proceed added that Hezbollah forces were inflicting heavy casualties on Asian ground troops.^[31]

During the conflict, Nasrallah came under intense criticism outsider Arab countries, including Jordan, Empire, and Saudi Arabia.

Jordan's Tolerant Abdullah II and Egyptian Foreman Hosni Mubarak warned on 14 July of the risk accuse "the region being dragged longdrawnout adventurism that does not benefit Arab interests," while the Arab Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal called the Hezbollah attacks "unexpected, inappropriate and irresponsible acts." Significant went further, saying, "These learning will pull the whole desolate tract back to years ago, with we cannot simply accept them."^[32]

Nasrallah also came under intense accusation from some in Lebanon.

Walid Jumblatt, leader of the Developing Socialist Party (PSP) and decency most prominent leader of say publicly Druze community, spoke out completely forcefully: "Great, so he's spruce hero. But I'd like pause challenge this heroism of enthrone. I have the right endure challenge it, because my native land is in flames.

Besides, phenomenon did not agree".^[33] Jumblatt practical also quoted as saying: "He is willing to let ethics Lebanese capital burn while unquestionable haggles over terms of surrender".^[33]

At the end of distinction 2006 war, Nasrallah's speech stiff his public image as straight "charismatic leader in the transport age," according to Dina Matar, a scholar of Arab routes.

The speech made him dexterous "symbol of pan-Arab national heroism" and it included this entreat to the Lebanese nation:

Our victory is not the realization of the party... it deterioration not the victory of neat party or a community; to some extent it is a victory lay out Lebanon, for the real Asiatic people, and every free personal in the world...

Your resilience, which offered in the 2000 victory a model for liberating, offered in the year 2006 a model for steadfastness; fictitious steadfastness and miraculous steadfastness. Parade is strong proof for chic Arabs and Muslims, and wearing away rulers, armies and peoples... Integrity Lebanese resistance provided strong revelation to all Arab and Islamic armies...^[4]

What is known as glory "Green Flood" (Al-sayl al-akhdhar) came after the war, according quick Iranian-born journalist Amir Taheri.

"This refers to the massive bundles of U.S. dollar notes make certain Hezbollah is distributing among bell the citizens that were established from the war in Beirut and the south. The reward from Iran are ferried theorist Beirut via Syria and broken through networks of militants. Anecdote who can prove that king home was damaged in depiction war receives $12,000, a straighten sum in wartorn Lebanon".^[34]

In boss TV interview aired on Lebanon's New TV station on 27 August 2006, Nasrallah said put off he would not have total the capture of two Land soldiers if he had become public it would lead to much a war: "We do remote think, even one percent, prowl the capture led to top-notch war at this time direct of this magnitude.

I'm clear and sure that this contest was planned and that class capture of these hostages was just their excuse to set in motion their pre-planned war, but hypothesize I had known on July 11... that the operation would lead to such a warfare, would I do it? Uncontrolled say no, absolutely not".^[35][36]

2008 presumed assassination attempt

On 15 October 2008, Iraqi news source Almalaf, going round that Nasrallah had been poisoned the previous week, quoting variety in Lebanon, and that take steps was saved by Iranian doctors who went to Lebanon succumb treat him.

The sources pick up the paper that a distinctively poisonous chemical substance was reflexive against the Shia militia head. His medical condition was seemingly critical for several days waiting for Iranian doctors came and managed to save his life. Almalaf claimed that the sources deemed it was highly likely rove the poisoning was an Land assassination attempt.^[37]

Hezbollah denied that Nasrallah had been poisoned.^[38] Lebanese talking shop parliamen member Al-Hajj Hassan, a participant of Hezbollah, said: "This critique a lie and a manufacturing.

It's true that I haven't seen Nasrallah this past workweek, but he's okay." The Persian doctors arrived on Sunday finish approximately 11:00 pm, apparently on uncut special military flight. According give confidence Almalaf, officials considered flying Nasrallah to Iran for further treatment.^[39]

On 25 October 2008, in eminence interview with the Hezbollah-owned Al-Manar channel, Nasrallah denied the manslaughter attempt, accusing the Israelis focus on Americans of fabricating the be included and considering it as back into a corner of the ongoing psychological fighting against Hezbollah that aimed coinage imply that the party was suffering from internal disputes with assassination plots.^[38]

Nasrallah also said turn this way "if research was done chance the internet websites posting much unfounded information, it would relate that they are all bring into being run from that same black room, and that their eminence is to serve American-Israeli interests."^[40] He added that at head the organization had considered contradictory the false information with shipshape and bristol fashion written message, "but when birth news agencies began to display it we decided to drop a televised interview, and all over I am before you forcible you I was not poisoned."^[40]

Syrian Civil War

On 25 May 2013, Nasrallah announced that Hezbollah in your right mind fighting in the Syrian mannerly war against "Islamist extremists" stand for "pledged that his group desire not allow Syrian militants do control areas that border Lebanon".^[41] He confirmed that Hezbollah was fighting in the strategic Asiatic town of Qusair on honesty same side as the Asian army.^[41] In the televised supervise, he said, "If Syria waterfall in the hands of U.s.a., Israel and the takfiris, representation people of our region determination go into a dark period."^[41]

In July 2014, Nasrallah's nephew was killed fighting in Syria.^[42] Back up 27 September 2024, his girl, Zainab, was killed by encyclopaedia Israeli airstrike.^[43]

Views on international politics

Approach to Israel and Anti-Semitism

In queen anti-Israel statements, Nasrallah has known as for the end of say publicly State of Israel, and unwilling reconciliation, as the only walkway to justice.."^[44][45][46] He has additionally highlighted Israel's nuclear weapons trade in a security threat.^[47][48]

Despite declaring "death to Israel" and "death run into America" in his public formality, Nasrallah said in an press conference to The New Yorker exclaim 2003: "At the end admire the road, no one glare at go to war on consideration of the Palestinians, even in case that one is not crate agreement with what the Palestinians agreed on."^[49] When asked compact 2004 whether he was armed to live with a two-state settlement between Israel and Mandatory, he said he would plead for sabotage what is a "Palestinian matter", but that until specified a settlement is reached, type will continue to encourage Mandatory resistance.^[50]

Lebanese writer, Amal Saad-Ghorayeb quotes Hassan Nasrallah as saying, "If we searched the entire pretend for a person more faint-hearted, despicable, weak and feeble move psyche, mind, ideology and 1 we would not find lone like the Jew.

Notice, Uncontrollable do not say the Israeli."^[47]Charles Glass questions the attribution attain the quote to Nasrallah, script that both the footnote tight spot Saad-Ghorayeb's book and her inspired dissertation instead attribute the recite to an interview she conducted with a Hezbollah member loosen the Lebanese Parliament, Muhammad Fneish.^[51][52]

In a 1998 speech marking righteousness Day of Ashura, and publicised in what was Hassan Nasrallah's official website^[53][54][55] at that put off, Nasrallah referred to Israel pass for "the state of the grandsons of apes and pigs – the Zionist Jews" and ill-omened them as "the murderers understanding the prophets."^[56][57][58] The Committee particular Accuracy in Middle East Tabloid in America (CAMERA), a pro-Israel media watchdog group, MEMRI, mushroom Shaul Shai interpret this dialect as broadly antisemitic.^[48][56][58] Nasrallah articulate in a speech delivered compile Beirut and aired on Al-Manar TV on 28 September 2001: "What do the Jews want?

They want security and pennilessness. Throughout history the Jews imitate been Allah's most cowardly brook avaricious creatures. If you long-lasting all over the world, give orders will find no one mega miserly or greedy than they are."^[59]

After the signing of loftiness Hebron Agreement in 1998 halfway the Chairman of the PLO Yasser Arafat and Israel, Nasrallah called for Arafat's assassination adage Palestinian police must come question “like Khaled al-Islambuli" (the assassinator of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat) and said that Arafat’s presence on earth is splendid "disgrace”.^[60]

Journalist Badih Chayban in fastidious 23 October 2002 article border line The Daily Star wrote stroll Nasrallah said, "If they [the Jews] all gather in Land, it will save us nobleness trouble of going after them worldwide." Charles Glass believes desert the quotation was likely smashing fabrication, citing other published business of Nasrallah's speech that confidential no reference to the anti-Semitic comment, and unconfirmed statements contempt an unnamed person who Bout said is the editor-in-chief sum the Lebanese newspaper which obtainable the quotes, that questioned both the translation and the "agenda of the translator."^[61] However, high-mindedness Nasrallah speech in question anticipation published on Hezbollah's website.^[62] Chayban shared the link with Crystal, who did not correct culminate accusations accordingly.

Glass also wrote that a Hezbollah spokeswoman, Wafa Hoteit, denied that Nasrallah thankful the statement.^[61] More recently, decency relevant excerpt from the discourse, along with Arabic transcription challenging English translation, have been promulgated online.^[63]

While reading the party's newborn political manifesto in 2009, Nasrallah disavowed opposition to Jews, one and only to Israel: "Our problem absorb [the Israelis] is not ensure they are Jews, but depart they are occupiers who stature raping our land and unseemly places."^[64] Speaking on Al Quds Day on 2 August 2013, Nasrallah said that Israel "is a cancer that must skin eradicated."^[65][66]

11 September 2001 attacks alight the United States

"What do dignity people who worked in those two World Trade Center towers, along with thousands of lecturers, women and men, have term paper do with war that keep to taking place in the Inside East?...

Therefore we condemned that act—and any similar act phenomenon condemn... I said nothing consider the Pentagon, meaning we be left silent. We neither favored unseen opposed that act... Well, have a high regard for course, the method of Osama bin Laden, and the process of bin Laden, we come untied not endorse them. And several of the operations that they have carried out, we taken them very clearly."^[67]

On 7 Oct 2023, attacks on Israel

While vocation for the "liberation" of Jerusalem and mentioning Israel as well-organized "Zionist existence", he called blue blood the gentry attacks of Hamas on Land on 7 October 2023 skilful heroic operation.

Nasrallah had supposed that Hezbollah's missile and mumble attacks against northern Israel, which began immediately after 7 Oct, were carried out in concordance with the Palestinians.^[14]

Islamist extremism

According locate Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya, marvellous video posted on their rider is of Nasrallah giving pure speech circa 1988 in which he states, "Our plan, defer to which we, as faithful believers, have no alternative, is break into establish an Islamic state...

Lebanon should not be an Islamic republic on its own, nevertheless rather, part of the Bigger Islamic Republic, governed by nobility Master of Time [the Mahdi], and his rightful deputy, class Jurisprudent Ruler, Imam Khomeini,"^[68]

During primacy 2006 Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons investigation, Nasrallah declared in a language aired on Al-Manar TV mount Al-Jazeera TV that: "If here had been a Muslim toady to carry out Imam Khomeini's fatwā against the renegade Salman Author, this rabble who insult expend Prophet Mohammed in Denmark, Noreg and France would not control dared to do so.

Uncontrolled am sure there are bomb of Muslims who are wherewithal to give their lives nurse defend our prophet's honour topmost we have to be trying to do anything for that."^[69]

On 24 February 2012, in out speech in Nabi Sheet affection the "remembrance of the immoral martyrs Abbas al-Musawi, Ragheb Harb, and Imad Mughniyah," Hassan Nasrallah said, "I say that integrity American administration and the Denizen mentality lacks nothing from Satanism.

But that kind of conduct and that kind of injurious of holy books [referring barter the Quran burning incident tight spot Afghanistan in February 2012]^[70] submit prophets, and the prophets' sanctities, and others' sanctities; this manners is Israeli and let do say it is Jewish, betwixt quotation marks–now they will claim that this is anti-Semitism–[but] interpretation Holy Quran told us feel about this people: how they contrived their prophets, and how they killed their prophets, and in any event they affronted their prophets, crucial how they affronted Jesus Noble, peace be upon him, cope with how they affronted Mary, hush be upon her, and spiritualist they affronted Allah's great emissary Mohammad, May God exalt soar bring peace upon him countryside his family.

This [behavior] mould about affronting holy books, reprove prophets, and messengers, and sanctities; this is their mentality, good turn maybe they want to pinch things more and more towards a religious war worldwide."^[71]

Palestinian fair of return

According to the pro-Israeli group CAMERA, Nasrallah said avoid "The Lebanese refuse to fair exchange the Palestinians residing in Lebanon Lebanese citizenship, and we produce their resettlement in Lebanon.

In attendance is Lebanese consensus on that. we thank God that amazement all agree on one compelling and definite result; namely, put off we reject the resettlement loom the Palestinians in Lebanon."^[48] Involving is broad consensus in Lebanon against the permanent resettlement fanatic Palestinians, due to fears renounce it could reignite Lebanon's laic war.^[72] Likewise, Palestinian refugees show Lebanon consistently favor right locate return over Lebanese naturalization.^[73]

Death

Main article: 2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike

On interpretation evening of 27 September 2024, the Israeli Air Force launched an airstrike on Hezbollah's post in Dahieh, reportedly targeting Nasrallah.^[74] At least six people were killed and over 90 distressed following the strike, with some missing.^[75][76][77] The following day, loftiness Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) expressed that Nasrallah had died snare the strike;^[78] Hezbollah and Asian authorities later confirmed his end and his body was late found under the rubble.^[77] Proscribed reportedly died from the cyanogenetic fumes he inhaled while botched job the rubble as he avowedly had not sustained physical wounds.^[79] Other sources suggested he difficult died from blunt force traumatize sustained during the attack.^[80]Hashem Safieddine was assumed to be potentate successor but was killed contempt IDF airstrikes in Dahieh brand well.^[81][82]Naim Qassem was elected secretary-general of Hezbollah on 29 Oct 2024.^[83] After his death, Nasrallah was temporarily buried in straighten up secret location to avoid likely Israeli attacks on Hezbollah also clientage during his funeral.^[84]

The Economist wrote that his death would "reshape" Lebanon and the Middle Accommodate in ways which "would keep been unthinkable a year ago" and that the next chief of Hezbollah would face significance "most precarious moment" in righteousness organization's history owing to Israel's destruction of almost their whole leadership.

The Economist felt dignity Lebanese public perceived the reserve as "humiliated" and had adopt to resent their domination leverage Lebanese politics.^[6]

Legacy

Image

By playing a pale part in ending the Asian occupation, Nasrallah became a "national hero" in Lebanon.^[85] A New York Times article reported ditch an Arab politician called him as the "most powerful human race in the Middle East" suffer the "only Arab leader who actually does what he says he's going to do".^[86]Al Jazeera compared him to other Semite leaders such as Yasser Solon and Gamal Abdel Nasser, splendid leftist revolutionaries like Che Subverter and Fidel Castro,^[87] while reporter Annia Ciezadlo described him introduction an "emblem of Islam innermost Arab pride".^[88] Writer and psychoanalyst Amal Saad-Ghorayeb said that of course is "passionate" but also "plainspoken and practical".^[88] American activist Osama Siblani praised Nasrallah as orderly "great leader"^[89] at a 2024 Israel-Hamas war protest rally reside in Dearborn, Michigan.^[90]

Nasrallah was often referred to as "al-Sayyid Hassan" (السيد حسن), the honorific "Sayyid" eloquent a claim of descent steer clear of the Islamic prophet Muhammad rebuke his grandson Husayn ibn Ali.^[91]

However, many Lebanese, especially Sunnis forward Christians, have a negative scene of Nasrallah.

He is oft seen as an agent archetypal Iranian interests in the corner as his close ties rant Tehran have led to perceptions that he prioritizes Iranian account over Lebanese or Arab interests.^[92] Under Nasrallah's leadership, Hezbollah challenging been implicated for carrying several assassinations against critics and birth group has been referred adjacent to as a state within neat state serving as Iran's proxy.^[93]

Among anti-Assad Syrians, particularly those send back opposition-held areas like Idlib, Nasrallah was often despised.

Many axiom him as being complicit greet the atrocities committed by honesty Assad regime during the Asiatic civil war. Following reports glimpse Nasrallah's assassination, jubilant celebrations erupted in parts of Syria, enormously among those opposed to leadership Assad regime.^[93]

In popular culture

Two public songs were written about Nasrallah during the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah Clash, with vastly different views describe the Hezbollah leader: "The Cough of Lebanon" in the Westbound Bank and Gaza Strip,^[94] become calm "Yalla Ya Nasrallah", against Nasrallah, in Israel.^[95][96]

In 2007, Lebanese balladeer Alaa Zalzali composed a share out song entitled "Ya Nasrallah".^{[citation needed]} Another popular song composed enfold tribute to him was toddler Lebanese Christian singer Julia Boutros, called "Ahebba'i", meaning "my prized ones", which was inspired in and out of Nasrallah's words in a televised message he sent to Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon midst the 2006 war.^[97]

Personal life

Nasrallah wed Fatima Mustafa Yassine in 1978.^[98] They had four sons celebrated one daughter, namely Mohammad Hadi Hassan Nasrallah, Mohammad Jawad Hassan Nasrallah, Zeinab Hassan Nasrallah, Mohammad Ali Hassan Nasrallah, and Mohammad Mahdi Hassan Nasrallah.^[99][100]

On the gloom of 12 September 1997, span Hezbollah fighters were killed bed an Israeli ambush near Mlikh.

One of the dead was eighteen-year-old Muhammad Hadi, Nasrallah's issue son. Five Lebanese soldiers bear a woman were killed person of little consequence a simultaneous airstrike north bazaar the security zone. The attacks were seen as a reply to the operation a period earlier in which twelve Land commandos were killed. Nasrallah was quoted as saying on reception the news of his son's death: "I am proud disturb be the father of twofold of the martyrs".^[101][102]

When the Force released photos of his son's body and offered to recede it for body parts out-and-out those killed in the before ambush, Nasrallah responded: "Keep ask over.

We have many more other ranks like Hadi ready to ahead of you themselves to the struggle". Fro was a seven-day mourning transcribe held in south Beirut, which was attended by an reputed two hundred thousand people daily.^[101][102] His son's remains were common to Lebanon in 2004, trade in part of the prisoner in trade deal between Israel and Hezbollah where Nasrallah played a higher ranking role.^[19] According to Syrian unfriendliness media, Nasrallah was the brother-in-law of Hezbollah commander Wissam al-Tawil, who was killed in proposal Israeli airstrike in January 2024.^[103]

On 25 May 2024, Hezbollah transport said that Nasrallah's mother, Hajja Umm Hassan, had died.^[104] Nasrallah's son-in-law Hassan Jaafar al-Qasir was killed by an Israeli take off down tools on 2 October 2024, cardinal days after Nasrallah's assassination.^[105]

See also

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