Who is Naeem Qasim, whom Hezbollah made the new chief amid tensions with Israel?

Hezbollah New Chief Naim Qassem: Amidst tensions with Israel, Hezbollah has announced a new chief. On Tuesday (October 29, 2024), Hezbollah said that its new chief is Naeem Qasim. This announcement was made by Hezbollah at a time when it fired a rocket at northern Israel a short time ago, injuring some people. Among the injured, one person is seriously injured.

Issuing a statement, Hezbollah said that Naeem Qasim is committed to the authentic Islam of Prophet Mohammed and the core principles of Hezbollah, hence he has been selected for this post. 71-year-old Naeem Qasim was previously the second-in-command of Hezbollah. He is one of the religious scholars who founded the group in the early 1980s, along with Abbas al-Moussaoui, Subhi al-Tufaili and Hassan Nasrallah.

Called for ceasefire in Lebanon

Earlier this month, Qassem called for a ceasefire in Lebanon and clearly stated that Hezbollah had changed its strategy to carry out more serious attacks in Israel. Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli attack in Beirut at the end of September last month. At that time, many big leaders of Hezbollah were also targeted by Israel.

Who is Naeem Qasim?

According to hezbollah.org, Naeem Qasim was born in Kafr Kila village of Nabatiyeh province in southern Lebanon. Qasim is one of the main ideologues of Hezbollah and its founding father. members Is one of. Qassim earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the Lebanese University in 1970, while simultaneously pursuing his theological and theological studies under Islamic scholar Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah. He was head of the Association for Islamic Religious Education from 1974–1988 and was also a founding member of the Association of Lebanese Muslim Students.

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