Mustafa Badreddine | |
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Born | Al Ghobeiry, Lebanon | 6 April 1961
Died | 12 May 2016 | (aged 55)
Burial place | Rawdat Shahidayn, Ghobeiry |
Nationality | Lebanese |
Years active | 1980s–2016 |
Political party | Hezbollah |
Spouse | Fatima Hareb |
Parent(s) | Amine Badreddine (father) Fatima Jezeini (mother) |
Mustafa Badreddine (Arabic: مُصْطَفَىٰ بَدْرِ الدِّينِ, romanized: Muṣṭafā Badr ad-Dīn; 6 April 1961 – 12 May 2016), also known as Mustafa Badr Al Din, Mustafa Amine Badreddine, Mustafa Youssef Badreddine, Sami Issa, and Elias Fouad Saab,[1] was a military leader of Hezbollah and both the cousin and brother-in-law of Imad Mughniyeh.[2][3][4] He was nicknamed Dhu al-Fiqar referring to the legendary sword of Ali.[5] His death was seen as one of the biggest blows in the Hezbollah leadership.[6]
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