Naim Qassem

His Excellency Sheikh Naim Qassem
نعيم قاسم
Qassem in 2014
4th Secretary-General of Hezbollah
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 October 2024[a]
Deputy	Himself (Sep–Oct 2024) Vacant (Oct 2024–present)
Preceded by	Hassan Nasrallah
1st Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah
In office May 1991 – 29 October 2024
Secretary-General	Abbas al-Musawi Hassan Nasrallah Himself (acting)
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	February 1953 (age 71) Kfar Fila, Lebanon
Political party	Hezbollah
Other political affiliations	Amal Movement (until 1979)
Children	6
Education	Lebanese University
a. ^ Acting: 27 September – 29 October 2024

Sheikh Naim Mohammad Qassem (Arabic: نعيم قاسم, romanized: Naeim Qasim; born February 1953) is a Lebanese Shia cleric and politician who has served as the fourth secretary-general of Hezbollah since 29 October 2024.^[1] He previously served as the first deputy secretary-general from 1991 to 2024.

Born in Kfar Kila, Qassem received a master's degree in chemistry from the Lebanese University in 1977. He worked as a chemistry teacher, before joining Amal, a political movement led by Musa al-Sadr. He studied theology under Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah.

Following the Iranian Revolution, he helped found Hezbollah. In 1991, he was appointed as deputy secretary-general under secretary-general Abbas al-Musawi, a role he retained under Al-Musawi's successor, Hassan Nasrallah. He led the party's electoral campaings, and held a leading intellectual and ideological role.^[2]

Following the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah in September 2024, he was appointed acting secretary-general. A month later in October, Qassem was elected as secretary-general after Nasrallah's possible successor Hashem Saffiedine was assassinated by Israeli strikes.