In Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah was replaced by his cousin Hashem Safieddine.

After the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli attack, curiosity arose about who the new leader of the organization would be. El Arabiya brought forward a striking claim regarding the matter.

NEW LEADER OF HEZBOLLAH: HASHEM SAFIYEDDIN

It has been suggested that Hezbollah's new leader is Hashem Safiyeddin, a cousin of Nasrallah. Safiyeddin is also known to be the father-in-law of Qassem Soleimani, the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards who was killed in 2020. Hashem Safiyeddin's son, Riza, married Soleimani's daughter, Zainab Soleimani, in 2020.

WHO IS HASHEM SAFIYEDDIN?

Safiyeddin is the head of the Executive Council, which manages Hezbollah's political affairs. He is also a member of the Jihad Council, which oversees military matters. Safiyeddin was born in 1964 in the town of Deir Kanun Al-Nahr in southern Lebanon. Coming from one of Lebanon's prominent families, Safiyeddin received religious education in the holy city of Qom, Iran, during his youth. Under the guidance of former Hezbollah security chief Imad Mughniyeh, he became one of the close associates of Hassan Nasrallah. He returned to Beirut in 1994 and took on the role of President of the Hezbollah Executive Council, overseeing the management of the organization's internal affairs.

ON THE US TERROR LIST

In 2017, the US included Safiyeddin on its "terrorism" list due to his significant role in the party and close ties with both military and executive branches.

HIS SON IS MARRIED TO QASSEM SOLEIMANI'S DAUGHTER

Safiyeddin's connections were not limited to Lebanon. His work in Qom and his marriage to the daughter of Seyyed Muhammad Ali Al-Amin, a member of the Supreme Shia Islamic Council, were also elements that linked him to Iran. Additionally, his relationships were further strengthened when his son Riza married Zainab Soleimani, the daughter of Qassem Soleimani, in 2020.

As the head of the Executive Council, Safiyeddin played a significant role in managing Hezbollah's investments aimed at securing the organization's financial independence. These investments are worth billions of dollars across various regions of the world, including the Arab world, Africa, Europe, and Latin America.

During his work in Qom, Hashem Safiyeddin was influenced by the "Velayat-e Faqih" theory proposed by Ruhollah Khomeini, the political and spiritual leader of the Iranian Islamic Revolution, and became one of its foremost supporters. In one of his writings, he referred to the role of this theory in "uniting Islamic movements and overcoming divisions."