Abbas al-Musawi | |
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عباس الموسوي | |
.jpg) Al-Musawi in 1990 | |
| 2nd Secretary-General of Hezbollah | |
| In office May 1991 – 16 February 1992 | |
| Deputy | Naim Qassem |
| Preceded by | Subhi al-Tufayli |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Nasrallah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1952 Al-Nabi Shayth, Lebanon |
| Died | 16 February 1992 (aged 39) Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon |
| Manner of death | Assassination by airstrike |
| Occupation | Shia cleric |
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Abbas al-Musawi (/əˈbɑːs əlmuːˈsɑːwi/ ə-BAHSS əl-moo-SAH-wee; Arabic: عباس الموسوي; 26 October 1952 – 16 February 1992) was a Lebanese Shia cleric who served as the second secretary-general of Hezbollah from 1991 until his assassination by Israel in 1992.