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Hashem Safieddine

1964 - 2024

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Hashem Safieddine (1964 – 3 October 2024) was a Lebanese Shia cleric who served as the head of Hezbollah's Executive Council from 2001 until his assassination in 2024. A maternal cousin of Hassan Nasrallah, Safieddine was considered the "number two" in Hezbollah for many years. In 2017, he was declared a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the United States and designated as a terrorist by Saudi Arabia. Following the 2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike on 27 September 2024, during the Israel–Hezbollah conflict, in which Nasrallah was killed, Safieddine was named as his likely successor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Hashem Safieddine is the 2,003rd most popular religious figure, the 78th most popular biography from Lebanon and the 15th most popular Lebanese Religious Figure.

Hashem Safieddine was a prominent Lebanese Shia cleric known for his leadership within the Hezbollah organization and his role in religious and political affairs in Lebanon. He served as the head of Hezbollah's Shura Council and was influential in shaping the group's ideological direction.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hashem Safieddine ranks 2,003 out of 3,187. Before him are Giovanni Colombo, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Theodor Innitzer, Stanislaus Hosius, and Enrico Dante. After him are Julie Billiart, Pedro Barreto, Friar Julian, John Scholasticus, Alexius of Constantinople, and Gershom ben Judah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Hashem Safieddine ranks 122. Before him are Abhisit Vejjajiva, Dan Sullivan, Vincent Perez, Kim Jee-woon, Rob Lowe, and Melissa Gilbert. After him are Gerald Vanenburg, Jennifer Doudna, Jean-Marc Bosman, Branco, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and Eddie Vedder. Among people deceased in 2024, Hashem Safieddine ranks 203. Before him are Dabney Coleman, Aribert Reimann, Josip Manolić, Rebecca Horn, Mahieddine Khalef, and George Rhoden. After him are Akira Endo, Carl Andre, Bernard Chiarelli, Daniel Williams, Dallas Long, and Saleh al-Arouri.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Hashem Safieddine ranks 78 out of 145. Before him are Samir Geagea (1952), Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī (1547), Élias Sarkis (1924), Ahmad Shukeiri (1908), Gabriel Yared (1949), and Abdalonymus (-305). After him are Antoun Saadeh (1904), Aram I (1947), Fakhr al-Din II (1572), Ziad Jarrah (1975), Charles Helou (1913), and Nancy Ajram (1983).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Lebanon

Among religious figures born in Lebanon, Hashem Safieddine ranks 15. Before him are Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (1940), Nimatullah Kassab (1808), Pamphilus of Caesarea (240), Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian (1946), Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (1920), and Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707). After him are Aram I (1947), Giuseppe Simone Assemani (1686), Anthony Peter Khoraish (1907), and Aïda Yazbeck (null).

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