Mustafa Badreddine

Mustafa Badreddine
Born(1961-04-06)6 April 1961
Al Ghobeiry, Lebanon
Died12 May 2016(2016-05-12) (aged 55)
Burial placeRawdat Shahidayn, Ghobeiry
CitizenshipLebanese
Years active1983–2016
TitleHezbollah Chief of Staff
PredecessorImad Mughniyeh
SuccessorMustafa Mughnieyeh
Political partyHezbollah
SpouseFatima Hareb
Parents
  • Amine Badreddine (father)
  • Fatima Jezeini (mother)
RelativesImad Mughniyeh (cousin)

Mustafa Badreddine (Arabic: مُصْطَفَىٰ بَدْرِ الدِّينِ, romanized: Muṣṭafā Badr ad-Dīn; 6 April 1961 – 12 May 2016; also known by his aliases as Mustafa Amine Badreddine, Mustafa Youssef Badreddine, Sami Issa, and Elias Fouad Saab) was a Lebanese militant leader of Hezbollah and both the cousin and brother-in-law of Imad Mughniyeh. He was nicknamed Dhu al-Fiqar referring to the legendary sword of Ali. His death was seen as one of the biggest blows in the Hezbollah leadership.