Wissam al-Hassan | |
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وسام الحسن | |
Personal details | |
Born | Btouratige, Koura District, Lebanon | 11 April 1965
Died | 19 October 2012 Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon | (aged 47)
Manner of death | Assassinated |
Spouse | Anna al-Hassan |
Children | Majd Mazen |
Occupation | Chief of Information Branch |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Lebanon |
Branch/service | Internal Security Forces |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Wissam Adnan al-Hassan (Arabic: وسام عدنان الحسن, romanized: Wisām ‘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.