Mustafa Badreddine
Mustafa Badreddine | |
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| Born | 6 April 1961 Al Ghobeiry, Lebanon |
| Died | 12 May 2016 (aged 55) |
| Burial place | Rawdat Shahidayn, Ghobeiry |
| Citizenship | Lebanese |
| Years active | 1983–2016 |
| Title | Hezbollah Chief of Staff |
| Predecessor | Imad Mughniyeh |
| Successor | Mustafa Mughnieyeh |
| Political party | Hezbollah |
| Spouse | Fatima Hareb |
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| Relatives | Imad 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.