Mustafa Badreddine

Mustafa Badreddine
Born(1961-04-06)6 April 1961
Al Ghobeiry, Lebanon
Died12 May 2016(2016-05-12) (aged 55)
Burial placeRawdat Shahidayn, Ghobeiry
CitizenshipLebanese
Years active1983–2016
TitleHezbollah Chief of Staff
PredecessorImad Mughniyeh
SuccessorMustafa Mughnieyeh
Political partyHezbollah
SpouseFatima Hareb
Parents
  • Amine Badreddine (father)
  • Fatima Jezeini (mother)
RelativesImad Mughniyeh (cousin)

Mustafa Badreddine (Arabic: مُصْطَفَىٰ بَدْرِ الدِّينِ, romanizedMuṣṭafā Badr ad-Dīn‎; 6 April 1961 – 12 May 2016; also known by his aliases as Mustafa Amine Badreddine, Mustafa Youssef Badreddine, Sami Issa, and Elias Fouad Saab)[1] was a Lebanese militant leader and both the cousin and brother-in-law of Imad Mughniyeh.[2][3][4] He was nicknamed Dhu al-Fiqar referring to the legendary sword of Ali.[5] His death was seen as one of the biggest blows in the Hezbollah leadership.[6]

  1. ^ "Mustafa Amine Badreddine". Special Tribune for Lebanon. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  2. ^ Bill Roggio (14 September 2012). "US adds 2 senior Hezbollah military leaders to terror list". Long War Journal. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  3. ^ Erich Follath (23 May 2009). "New Evidence Points to Hezbollah in Hariri Murder". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
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  6. ^ Sharif Nashashibi (20 May 2016). "Hezbollah is leaving itself exposed to Israel". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 27 May 2016.