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Hassan Nasrallah

1960 - 2024

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Hassan Nasrallah (31 August 1960 – 27 September 2024) was a Lebanese cleric and politician who served as the third secretary-general of Hezbollah, a Shia Islamist political party and militia, from 1992 until his assassination in 2024. Born into a Shia family in the suburbs of Beirut in 1960, Nasrallah finished his education in Tyre, when he briefly joined the Amal Movement, and afterward at a Shia seminary in Baalbek. He later studied and taught at an Amal school. In 1982, Nasrallah served as a founding member of Hezbollah, which was formed to fight the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, declaring that its confrontation with Israel "should only end when it has been removed from existence". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hassan Nasrallah is the 1,456th most popular politician (up from 1,624th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 13th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Lebanese Politician.

Hassan Nasrallah is the leader of Hezbollah, a political and militant group in Lebanon. He is most famous for his vocal opposition to Israel and the United States, and for his support of the Syrian government during the Syrian Civil War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hassan Nasrallah ranks 1,456 out of 19,576. Before him are Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, George Tupou V, Kara Mustafa Pasha, Archelaus I of Macedon, Stefan Lazarević, and Dolores Ibárruri. After him are Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, Admetus, Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Václav Klaus, and Lambert of Italy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Hassan Nasrallah ranks 13. Before him are Tim Cook, Yulia Tymoshenko, John F. Kennedy Jr., Rafael Benítez, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and Jeffrey Dahmer. After him are Antonio Banderas, Sean Penn, Jo Nesbø, Julianne Moore, Pierluigi Collina, and Joachim Löw. Among people deceased in 2024, Hassan Nasrallah ranks 21. Before him are Maria Branyas, Daniel Kahneman, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Anouk Aimée, Arno Allan Penzias, and Ram Narayan. After him are Akira Toriyama, Françoise Hardy, Louis Gossett Jr., Arnold Rüütel, Sven-Göran Eriksson, and Paul Alexander.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah ranks 11 out of 145. Before him are Pope Sisinnius (650), Pope Constantine (664), Keanu Reeves (1964), Ahab (-900), Ulpian (170), and Michel Aoun (1935). After him are Charbel Makhlouf (1828), Rafic Hariri (1944), Fairuz (1935), Hiram I (-1000), Christina of Bolsena (210), and Amin Maalouf (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lebanon

Among politicians born in Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah ranks 5. Before him are Severus Alexander (208), Dido (-879), Ahab (-900), and Michel Aoun (1935). After him are Rafic Hariri (1944), Hiram I (-1000), Émile Lahoud (1936), Najib Mikati (1955), Bachir Gemayel (1947), Michel Suleiman (1948), and Maria of Montferrat (1192).

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