Wissam al-Hassan

Wissam al-Hassan
وسام الحسن
Personal details
Born(1965-04-11)11 April 1965
Btouratige, Koura District, Lebanon
Died19 October 2012(2012-10-19) (aged 47)
Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
Manner of deathAssassinated
SpouseAnna al-Hassan
ChildrenMajd
Mazen
OccupationChief of Information Branch
Military service
Allegiance Lebanon
Branch/serviceInternal Security Forces
RankBrigadier general

Wissam Adnan al-Hassan (Arabic: وسام عدنان الحسن, romanizedWisām ‘Adnān al-Ḥasan; 11 April 1965 – 19 October 2012) was a brigadier general at the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the head of its intelligence-oriented Information Branch. Seen as a leading Sunni figure in Lebanon, he was also a key player in the opposition March 14 alliance without having a political position.