Abbas al-Musawi

Abbas al-Musawi
عباس الموسوي
Secretary-General of Hezbollah
In office May 1991 – 16 February 1992
Preceded by	Subhi al-Tufayli
Succeeded by	Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah
Personal details
Born	(1952-10-26)26 October 1952 Al-Nabi Shayth, Lebanon
Died	16 February 1992(1992-02-16) (aged 39) Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon
Manner of death	Assassination
Occupation	Cleric

Abbas al-Musawi (/əˈbɑːs əl muːsɑːwiː/; Arabic: عباس الموسوي; 26 October 1952 – 16 February 1992) was an influential Lebanese Shia cleric, a co-founder and secretary-general of Hezbollah. He was killed by the Israel Defense Forces in 1992.