Abbas al-Musawi | |
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عباس الموسوي | |
Secretary-General of Hezbollah | |
In office May 1991 – 16 February 1992 | |
Preceded by | Subhi al-Tufayli |
Succeeded by | Hassan Nasrallah |
Personal details | |
Born | Al-Nabi Shayth, Lebanon | 26 October 1952
Died | 16 February 1992 Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon | (aged 39)
Manner of death | Assassination by airstrike |
Occupation | Shia cleric |
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Abbas al-Musawi (/əˈbɑːs əl muːsɑːwiː/; Arabic: عباس الموسوي; 26 October 1952 – 16 February 1992) was a Lebanese Shia cleric and co-founder of Hezbollah. He served as its secretary-general from 1991 until his assassination by Israel in 1992.