Beirut: After the death of Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli attack, Hasif Saffieddin has been made the new chief of Hezbollah. He is the cousin of Hassan Nasrallah. After Nasrallah's assassination, Saffieddin was considered the possible successor to Hezbollah. Today it was announced that Hashim Saffieddin will be made Hezbollah Chief. He is one of Hezbollah's most prominent figures and has deep religious and family ties to Iran, patron of the Shia Muslim movement.
Saffiedine is very similar to his charismatic counterpart Nasralla, but he is several years younger than him. A source close to Hezbollah requested anonymity, saying he was not authorized to speak to the media. But the source said that Safidin has a gray beard and wears glasses. He was the “most likely” candidate for Hezbollah's top post.
Safidin is in the hit list of America and Saudi Arabia
The United States and Saudi Arabia in 2017 designated Saffieddin, who is a member of Hezbollah's powerful decision-making Shura Council, as terrorists. The US Treasury Department has described him as “a senior leader” in the Hezbollah organization and a “key member” of its executive. Whereas after Nasrallah's death, Hezbollah's deputy chief Naim Qassem automatically took over the leadership of Hezbollah. Now the Shura Council will have to meet to elect a new Secretary General. Saffieddin has strong ties to Iran after studying theology in the holy city of Qom.
Safieddin's son is the son-in-law of an Iran general.
According to South China Morning Post, the special thing is that Safieddin's son is the real son-in-law of an Iranian general. Saffieddin's son is married to the daughter of General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the foreign operations branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. General Qasim was killed in the American attack in Iraq in the year 2020. Saffieddin holds the title of Sayyid and his black turban, which marks him, like Nasrallah, as a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed. Unlike Nasrallah, who remained hidden for years, Saffieddin has been openly visible at recent political and religious events.
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