Middle East
Hezbollah names Naim Qassem as new leader
Naim Qassem will succeed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in Israeli airstrike in Beirut last month
Ahmed Asmar |
29.10.2024 - Update : 29.10.2024
ANKARA
The Lebanese group Hezbollah on Tuesday named Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem as its new leader.
Qassem will succeed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut last month.
In a statement, Hezbollah said that Qassem was elected as a new leader by the group’s Shura Council.
Qassem has served as a Hezbollah deputy leader since 1991.
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