Secretary-General of Hezbollah

The secretary-general of Hezbollah (Arabic: الأمين العام لحزب الله, romanized: al-’amīn al-‘ām li-Ḥizb Allāh) is the highest position within Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group.^[1][2]

Secretary-General of Hezbollah
الأمين العام لحزب الله (Arabic) al-’amīn al-‘ām li-Ḥizb Allāh
Incumbent Naim Qassem since 29 October 2024
Style	His Excellency
Status	Party leader
Seat	Beirut, Lebanon
Appointer	Hezbollah
Term length	Life tenure
Formation	1989; 36 years ago (1989)
First holder	Subhi al-Tufayli
Deputy	Deputy Secretary-General

The current holder of the position is Naim Qassem, who was appointed on 29 October 2024, a month after the assassination of his predecessor, Hassan Nasrallah, whom Qassem served as deputy secretary-general under.^[3]

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Secretary-General	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		al-Tufayli, SubhiSubhi al-Tufayli (born 1948)	1989	May 1991	1–2 years	–
2		al-Musawi, AbbasAbbas al-Musawi (1952–1992)	May 1991	16 February 1992 †	291 days	[4][5][6][7]
3		Nasrallah, HassanHassan Nasrallah (1960–2024)	16 February 1992	27 September 2024 †	32 years, 224 days	[8][9][10]
4		Qassem, NaimNaim Qassem (born 1953)	29 October 2024	Incumbent	211 days	[11]

Timeline

See also

• Jihad Council
• List of leaders of Hamas
• Axis of Resistance