FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. Lebanon -- Overview of Hizballah Officials' Biographic Information, Organizational Structure

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1 Open Source Center Report 13 July 2009 Lebanon -- Overview of Hizballah Officials' Biographic Information, Organizational Structure The following is a guide to Hizballah officials who frequently appear on Hizballah-sponsored and Iran-affiliated media, as well as in other media. This report is intended to serve as a searchable comprehensive reference and includes their names, pictures, ranks within the party's hierarchy, and available biographic information, as well as information about Hizballah organizational structure, as available from open source. Table of Contents 1. Organizational Structure of Hizballah Shura Council Executive Council Political Council Central Council Judicial Council Resistance Wing Profiles of Members of Shura Council Hasan Abd-al-Karim Nasrallah Na'im Qasim Ibrahim Amin al-sayyid Hashim Safiy-al-Din Husayn al-khalil Muhammad Yazbik Imad Fayiz Mughniyah, Former Member Hizballah Executive Council Hashim Safiy-al-Din Muhammad Yaghi Bilal Na'im Hizballah Political Council Ibrahim Amin al-sayyid Mahmud Qumati Ammar al-musawi Ghalib Abu-Zaynab Hasan Hadraj Khudur Nur-al-Din Abd-al-Majid Ammar Husayn al-musawi, alias Abu-Hisham Muhammad Kawtharani Muhammad Afif Ahmad... 21

2 4.11. Ahmad Mali Mustafa al-hajj Ali Muhammad Abd-al-Muttalib Funaysh Hasan Muhammad Kamil Huballah Hizballah Central Council Dr Ali Fayyad Abdallah Qasir Muhammad Khatun Mustafa al-dirani, alias Abu-Ali Shawqi Zu'aytir Members of 'Loyalty to Resistance' Bloc Deputy Muhammad Hasan Ra'd Deputy Husayn Ali al-hajj Hasan Deputy Amin Muhammad Shirri Deputy Isma'il Muhammad Sukkariyah Deputy Pierre Farid Sarhal Deputy Jamal Ali al-taqsh Deputy Hasan Nizam-al-Din Fadlallah Deputy Ali Muhammad Salman Bashir al-miqdad Deputy Ali Fadl Ammar Deputy Kamil Muhammad al-rifa'i Deputy Muhammad Mahmud Haydar Deputy Nawwar Muhammad al-sahili Deputy Hasan Muhammad Kamil Huballah Muhammad Abd-al-Muttalib Funaysh Salim Rashid Other Hizballah Political Figures Ali Da'mush Nawwaf al-musawi Hasan Izz-al-Din Officials of Hizballah Regions Nabil Qawuq Ahmad Murad Ali Da'un Husayn Zu'aytir Muhammad Yaghi Jamal Kan'an Ahmad Safiy-al-Din Muhammad Hammadi Bilal Daghir

3 9. Hizballah Media Affairs, Al-Manar Figures Dr Ibrahim al-musawi Husayn Rahhal Ali Dahir Ghassan Darwish Muhammad Afif Ahmad Abdallah Qasir Yusuf al-zayn Nasir Akhdar Ahmad Ammar Hasan Hijazi Yasir Murtada Layla Mazbudi Abbas Rahhal Hizballah Cultural, Social, Educational Figures Akram Barakat Sayyid Faysal Shukur Abd-al-Karim Ubayd, alias Abu-Sajid Akram Dhiyab Muhsin Salih Yusuf Mir'i Yusuf al-bassam Other Hizballah Figures Shafiq Jaradi Wafiq Safa Abd-al-Halim Fadlallah Ali Zurayq Nazih Fayyad Engineer Hasan Hijazi Dr Muhammad Bashir Ahmad Zayn-al-Din Engineer Hasan al-jashi Engineer Qasim Ulayq Engineer Muhammad al-khansa Fadi Khalifah

4 1. Organizational Structure of Hizballah 1.1. Shura Council According to the London-based, Saudi daily Al-Sharq al-awsat, the Shura Council of Hizballah is the "supreme command," that is, the decision-making body controlling all Hizballah sectors. This council is headed by a secretary general who is elected for a three-year term. This term became renewable in 1998 after the General Conference amended the party's internal statute in order to allow the reelection of current Hizballah Secretary General Hasan Nasrallah, who assumed this post in February 1992 following the assassination of former Hizballah Secretary General Abbas al-musawi (29 July 2006). The Shura Council consists of six known members plus an unidentified member, each of whom runs a sector of the party. The Shura Council members make the big decisions in Hizballah, foremost of which is the election of the secretary general. The decisions inside the council are made by a "majority of votes" of council members. The members of the council are elected by an electoral commission, known as the General Conference, which consists of "hundreds of members" who, in turn, are elected by the preliminary conference held by each commission and institution in the party (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 29 July 2006). Hizballah has several commands in Lebanon and consists of a central body that includes a group of central institutions, as well as regional commands similar to those in a federal system. The regions are comprised of sectors, the sectors are comprised of branches, and the branches are comprised of cells (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 29 July 2006). The Shura Council oversees the following five main institutions: 1. The Executive Council: Observers describe it as the "Hizballah government." It is in charge of following up on the daily activities and organizational affairs of the party. Shaykh Hashim Safiy-al-Din, Nasrallah's cousin, is the chairman of this council (Al- Sharq al-awsat, 29 July 2006). 2. The Political Council: It is headed by former Deputy Shaykh Ibrahim Amin al-sayyid, who is in charge of political relations with other Lebanese parties. He is also responsible for media relations, which has become part of the Political Council's responsibilities, although formerly it was an independent central body (Al-Sharq al- Awsat, 29 July 2006). 3. The Central Council: It is a Hizballah institution and part of the Shura Council. No further information is available (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 29 July 2006). 4. The Judicial Council: It is in charge of resolving disputes within the party and issuing rulings regarding organizational issues. The council is headed by Shaykh Muhammad Yazbik, the second general legal representative of Imam Khamene'i in Lebanon after Nasrallah (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 29 July 2006). 4

5 5. The resistance or the military wing: The secretary general of Hizballah is directly in charge of the command of the resistance, and he is "assisted by one of the council members, whose name is not disclosed for security reasons." The resistance sector is totally separate from the other sectors of the party and enjoys what is known in the circles of the party as "strategic ambiguity," meaning, politicians in the party are not aware of the strategies of the resistance or the smuggling of weapons (Al-Sharq al- Awsat, 29 July 2006). The current Shura Council consists of: Hasan Nasrallah, Na'im Qasim, Husayn al-khalil, Ibrahim Amin al-sayyid, Hashim Safiy-al-Din, and Muhammad Yazbik, and Mustafa Badr-al- Din (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 29 July 2006). Imad Mughniyah, alias Hajj Radwan, a former Hizballah leader who was assassinated in Damascus on 12 February 2008, was elected a member of the Hizballah Shura Council in 2001 under the nom de guerre of Jawad Nur-al-Din (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 1 September 2008). Mustafa Badr-al-Din, alias Ilyas Fu'ad Sa'b, Mughniyah's brother-in-law, reportedly replaced Mughniyah as member of the Shura Council and commander of the military wing of Hizballah, according to a report by the London-based Saudi-owned Internet daily with a Pan-Arab liberal line, Ilaf (9 March 2008) Executive Council The Executive Council is considered to be the "Hizballah government." The Hizballah Executive Council, headed by Hashim Safiy-al-Din, runs a group of investments that "seeks to secure the financial independence" of Hizballah and finance the many sectors of the party, "which are not financed by the legal funds allocated in accordance with the Shari'ah to fund the resistance activities." According to Al-Sharq al-awsat, some estimate these investments to be in the billions of dollars, while other sources well-informed about the situation in Hizballah doubt that. These sources, however, admit that the investments of the party are huge and that they are located in Lebanon, the Arab world, Africa, Europe, and the United States "under strict confidentiality" in light of the "fierce" war waged by the United States against any party that has any commercial or financial relations with Hizballah (24 October 2008). According to Al-Sharq al-awsat, the position of chairman of the Executive Council is considered the second highest position in Hizballah's chain of command as it follows up on the daily partisan and organizational affairs. The council also controls the party's affiliate institutions and wields great influence with its grassroots. The chairman of the council becomes an automatic member of the Shura Council (24 October 2008). The following are the names of Hizballah figures that were identified as members of the Executive Council: 1. Sayyid Hashim Safiy-al-Din, the chairman of Hizballah Executive Council, according to the Hizballah-affiliate Wa'ad Project website, which mainly provides news on reconstruction of Hizballah's stronghold in the southern suburb ( 17 August 2008). 5

6 2. Muhammad Yaghi, an assistant chairman of Hizballah Executive Council (Al- Manar, 26 September 2008). 3. Bilal Na'im, an assistant chairman of Hizballah Executive Council (Al-Manar, 13 July 2008) Political Council The Political Council is a Hizballah institution that is part of the Shura Council. The following are the names of Hizballah figures that have been identified as members of the Political Council: 1. Sayyid Ibrahim Amin al-sayyid, the chairman of Hizballah Political Council (Al- Manar, 13 April 2008). 2. Mahmud Qumati, the deputy chairman of Hizballah Political Council, according to the Tehran Al-Alam Television, Iran's Arabic news channel, targeting a Pan-Arab audience (alalamnews.tv, 15 January). 3. Ammar al-musawi (Al-Manar, 3 April). 4. Ghalib Abu-Zaynab (Wa'ad, 25 January). 5. Hasan Hadraj (Al-Alam TV, 25 August). 6. Shaykh Khudur Nur-al-Din (Al-Alam, 25 August 2008). 7. Shaykh Abd-al-Majid Ammar (Al-Manar, 25 September 2008). 8. Husayn al-musawi (Al-Manar, 3 April). 9. Muhammad Kawtharani, a member of Hizballah Political Council, according to the US source St. Petersburg Times news website ( 15 May 2005). 10. Muhammad Afif Ahmad (Al-Manar, 13 July 2008). 11. Ahmad Mali, a member of Hizballah Political Council, according to Dunya al- Watan online, an electronic newspaper concerned with Arab, Palestinian, and international affairs ( 2 March 2007). 12. Mustafa al-hajj Ali (Al-Alam, 25 August 2008). 13. Muhammad Funaysh (Al-Manar, 1 February). 14. Deputy Hasan Huballah (Al-Manar, 11 August 2008) Central Council The Central Council is a Hizballah institution and part of the Shura Council. The number of members is unknown. The following are the names of Hizballah figures that have been identified as members of the Central Council: 6

7 1. Dr Ali Fayyad (Al-Manar, 18 November 2008). 2. Abdallah Qasir (Al-Manar, 19 February). 3. Shaykh Muhammad Khatun, a member of Hizballah Central Council, according to the San Fransciso Bay Area Shiite Islamic Community website ( 13 January 2006). 4. Mustafa al-dirani, a member of Hizballah Central Council, according to Hizballahaffiliate Bint Jubayl website ( 27 May 2008). 5. Shawqi Zu'aytir (Al-Manar, 26 May) Judicial Council No further information available Resistance Wing No further information available. 2. Profiles of Members of Shura Council 2.1. Hasan Abd-al-Karim Nasrallah Date of Birth: 31 August 1960 Place of Birth: Birth and early residence was in the Al-Karantina neighborhood, one of the most impoverished and underprivileged neighborhoods in the eastern suburbs of Beirut. Family: Hasan Nasrallah is married to Fatimah Mustafa Yasin. He has five children: Muhammad Hadi, Nasrallah's eldest son, who was killed on 15 September 1997 during clashes between the Hizballah fighters and the Israeli Army in Southern Lebanon; Muhammad Jawad; Zaynab; Muhammad Ali; and Muhammad Mahdi. Nasrallah, who is originally from the southern Lebanese town of Al-Bazuriyah, 10 km away from Tyre, was the oldest of three brothers and five sisters, according to the official website of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, Hizballah ( 13 April). Education: Hasan Abd-al-Karim Nasrallah, the Hizballah secretary general, head of Hizballah Shura Council, first representative of Khamene'i in Lebanon, and chairman of Jihad Council (Al-Manar, 19 August 2008). In 1989, Nasrallah left for the Iranian city of Qom to join the Al-Hawzah al-ilmiyah [Shiite seminary] to continue his studies. 7

8 Influenced by Shiite Imam Musa al-sadr, Nasrallah traveled to Al-Najaf in Iraq to join Al-Hawzah Al-Ilmiyah there, where he met Abbas al-musawi, who later became Hizballah secretary general in Nasrallah completed his studies with distinction in 1978 and returned to Lebanon after the Iraqi regime started to harass and expel the students after the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war. Nasrallah received his elementary education in the private school Al-Kifah in Beirut, and continued his secondary education at the Educational Secondary High School in Sinn al-fil suburb. He completed his high school education in Al-Bazuriyah at the outbreak of civil war in Lebanon in April 1975 ( 13 April). On 16 February 1992, Hizballah Secretary GeneralAl-Musawi was assassinated in Tuffahta town while he was on his way back from Jibshit in southern Lebanon. The Shura Council convened and named Nasrallah secretary general in the same year, despite his young age. He completed Al-Musawi's term, which ended in Nasrallah was later reelected for a second, third, and fourth term. Under Nasrallah, the Islamic Resistance fought a number of battles with the Israeli Army, including the "Operations Accountability" war in July 1993 and "Operation Grapes of Wrath" in April Led by Nasrallah, Hizballah also achieved the "liberation of the South on 25 May 2000," the date of the Israeli forces' withdrawal from Southern Lebanon, and the "victory" in the July 2006 war. In 1991, Nasrallah moved to Beirut with Ibrahim al-amin, where the latter was designated party official in charge of the Beirut area and Nasrallah his deputy. Nasrallah continued to rise in the hierarchy in Hizballah and assumed the post of the official in charge of the Beirut area. He then became general executive official tasked with implementing the decisions of the Shura Council. He was then assigned to the newly generated position of chairman of the Executive General, thus a member of the Shura Council, which is considered the highest authority in Hizballah leadership. In 1982, Nasrallah and Al-Musawi, members of the religious trend in the Amal Movement, split from Parliament Speaker Nabih Birri's trend as a result of a conflict that erupted between the two factions over joining the national salvation front. The religious trend opposed joining this front because former Lebanese President Bashir al- Jumayyil was one of its members. This split marked the birth of Hizballah. Nasrallah began partisan activities as a member of the Amal Movement ranks with his younger brother, Husyan, and soon became the movement's organizational official in Al-Bazuriyah, despite his young age. Nasrallah was then appointed within the Movement in He later became the political official of the movement in the Al- Biqa region, and then became member of its Political Council in 1982 ( 13 April). 8

9 2.2. Na'im Qasim Date of Birth: 1953 Place of Birth: Kafr Fila in Southern Lebanon Family: Married with six children, four males and two females, according to the official website of Na'im Qasim ( 13 April). Education: He obtained a BA in chemistry and French from the Lebanese University. He pursued his religious education and his academic education simultaneously at the Lebanese University in He reached the highest levels of education in Al-Hawzah al-ilmiyah at the hands of top religious scholars in Lebanon ( 13 April). Na'im Qasim, the Hizballah deputy secretary general and a member of Hizballah Shura Council (Al-Manar, 20 January). Headed the intellectual conference held in Beirut in 1999 to mark the centennial anniversary of the birth of Imam Khomeyni. Deputy secretary general of Hizballah since Participated in establishing Hizballah in Hizballah official in charge of following up on parliamentary and governmental activities. Took part effectively in the establishment of the Lebanese Union for Muslim Students. Joined Imam Al-Sadr at the beginning of the establishment of the Al-Mahrumin Movement [Movement of the Deprived]. Former Member of the popular Arab Committee for the Support of the Intifadah in the Palestinian territories ( 13 April). 9

10 2.3. Ibrahim Amin al-sayyid Date of Birth: Unknown Place of Birth: Unknown Family: Unknown Education: Unknown Elected chairman of the Hizballah Political Council in Joined parliamentary political activities in 1992 and won seats in two parliamentary sessions. Ibrahim Amin al-sayyid, a member of Hizballah Shura Council (Al-Manar, 13 April 2008). Occupied the post of head of Hizballah parliamentary bloc, managing 13 deputies, during Hizballah's second parliamentary session. Official spokesman for Hizballah in Beirut in One of the founders of Hizballah in Lebanon in 1982, according to Doha Islam Online, an Islamic news website mainly concerned with Shari'ah-related issues ( 12 April) Hashim Safiy-al-Din Date of Birth: 1964 Place of Birth: Dayr Qanun al-nahr town in Tyre area in Southern Lebanon Family: Married to the daughter of Muhammad Ali al-amin, member of the Shari'ah Commission of the Islamic Shiite Higher Council (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 24 October 2008). Education: Safiy-al-Din left Lebanon and joined Hashim Safiy-al-Din, a member of Hizballah Nasrallah in Qom to begin his religious education. Shura Council and the chairman of Hizballah Executive Council (Wa3ad, 17 August 2008). Safiy-al-Din's political stands were influenced during the time he spent in Qom, evidenced by the fact he supports the ideology of Velayat-e faqih -- the theory of governance in Shiite Islam, which was introduced by Iran's Ayatollah 10

11 Imam Khomeyni a -- although "many Shiites in Lebanon do not believe in it" (Al-Sharq al- Awsat, 24 October 2008). Current chairman of Hizballah Executive Council, which is equivalent to the head of the Hizballah government, and is considered second-in-command to Nasrallah. According to a report published in October 2008 by Iran's newspaper Khorshid, Safiyal-Din was chosen to succeed Nasrallah, his cousin, in case Nasrallah is assassinated. In 1994, after the assassination of former Hizballah Secretary General Abbas al- Musawi and the appointment of Nasrallah as his successor, Safiy-al-Din was summoned from Qom and appointed as the official in charge of the Beirut sector. He then was appointed as chairman of Hizballah Executive Council, a position which was once occupied by Nasrallah. Safiy-al-Din worked in the daily management of the Hizballah government and managed the huge institutions of the party, an effort which provided him with a training opportunity on leadership and on influencing the main sectors of Hizballah, especially his responsibility for the file of finance and management of Hizballah activities. According to Al-Sharq al-awsat, Safiy-al-Din, Nasrallah, and Imad Mughniyah formed "the trio of force" in Hizballah. Mughniyah controlled the military force, Nasrallah controlled the political force, and Safiy-al-Din controlled the administrative force (24 October 2008) Husayn al-khalil Date of Birth: Unknown Place of Birth: Burj al-barajinah area in Beirut's southern suburb Family: Unknown ( 14 December 2006). Education: Holds a degree in mathematics from the Faculty of Science at the Lebanese University ( 14 December 2006). He is a current member of the Shura Council Husayn al-khalil, the political aide to Hizballah secretary general and a member of Hizballah Shura Council (Al-Manar, 10 April 2008). a This theory holds that the scholars or jurisprudents of Shiite Islam are the most qualified in terms of piety and erudition to exercise the governmental functions of the Twelfth Imam during his absence from the terrestrial plane, which began in 939 AD and still continues. 11

12 and political aide to Hizballah Secretary General Hasan Nasrallah ( 14 December 2006). His role became more prominent after the July 2006 war when he began to assess the performance of the government both negatively and positively and disclosed part of the details of his meetings and the messages he was conveying ( 14 December 2006). He worked as Nasrallah's envoy to late Prime Minister Rafiq al-hariri, Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, Deputy Walid Junblatt, and Deputy Sa'd al-hariri, head of the Future Movement ( 14 December 2006). He began his political life as a member of the Amal Movement before joining Hizballah ( 14 December 2006). Al-Khalil is now more of a politician and has less involvement in operations, according to Perspective on Terrorism, an electronic journal providing research and analyses on terrorist organizations ( 12 May). Like Imad Mugniyah, he started out as a member of the Palestinian Fatah's Force 17 and commanded Fatah military formations in Tyre during the 1978 Israeli invasion ( 12 May). In the 1982 Israeli invasion, he fell back to Beirut with PLO forces and after the Palestinian evacuation to Tunis, he migrated to Hizballah where he managed security for Husyan al-musawi ( 12 May). He was briefly in charge of Hizballah foreign operations and then Hizballah counterintelligence. He also maintained a parallel political role with election to Hizballah's Shura Council in 1985 ( 12 May) Muhammad Yazbik Yazbik keeps a low profile away from the media and only a few people know the details of his personal life, according to AFP (24 August 2006). Date of Birth: Unknown Place of Birth: Unknown Family: Unknown Education: Unknown Muhammad Yazbik, a member of Hizballah Shura Council, second representative of Khamene'i in Lebanon, and head of Hizballah Judicial Council (Al-Manar, 26 January). He is a current member of the Hizballah Shura Council in charge of making key military, political, and administrative decisions. 12

13 He is considered one of the founders of Hizballah. He was appointed exclusively as the official in charge of Hizballah relations with Iran. He is considered the personal representative of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ali Khamene'i in Lebanon, meaning he is authorized by Khamene'i to issue fatwas for the Shiites in Lebanon and rulings to resolve disputes among them. Israeli sources still accuse Yazbik of being the main official responsible for rehabilitating and rearming Hizballah and maintain that he is mainly in charge of smuggling lines and logistical coordination between Tehran and Lebanon through Damascus (AFP, 24 August 2006). Yazbik controls Ba'labakk and all the activities and operations in the city. He supervises the smuggling of weapons and the training camps. He also hosts experts from the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps who come to Lebanon to train Hizballah fighters on firing long-term rockets. Moreover, Yazbik manages the Hizballah bank accounts. Yazbik escaped a kidnapping attempt by the Israeli Special Forces on 19 August Yazbik also escaped a bomb explosion on 9 December 2005 that targeted his car, which killed his driver and guard, according to AFP (24 August 2006). 13

14 2.7. Imad Fayiz Mughniyah, Former Member Date of Birth: 7 December 1962 Place of Birth: Tayr Daba town near Tyre City in Southern Lebanon Death: He was killed on 12 February 2008 in a car bomb explosion in the Kafr Susah neighborhood in Damascus. Hizballah accused Israel of carrying out the assassination. Family: His brother Jihad, member of the Islamic resistance, was killed on 11 June 1984 during the Israeli bombardment of the southern suburb. Jawad Nur-al-Din, (shown left), a former member of Hizballah Shura Council (Al-Manar, 14 February). Jawad Nur-al-Din is reportedly the real name of Hizballah slain leader Imad Mughniyah, aka Al-Hajj Radwan (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 1 September 2008; June 2003). Mustafa Badr-al-Din, aka Ilyas Fu'ad Sa'b (shown right), Mughniyah's brother-in-law, reportedly replaced Mughniyah as member of the Shura Council and commander of the military wing of Hizballah (bhl2003.maktoobblog.com, 14 Novermber 2008; Ilaf, 9 March 2008). His brother Fu'ad was killed on 21 December 1994 in a car bomb explosion in Beirut's southern suburb ( 13 February 2008). Education: He finished his preparatory and secondary education in Beirut and studied at the American University of Beirut ( 13 February 2008). Positions Occupied: Imad Mughniyah, alias Hajj Radwan, a former Hizballah leader, was elected a member of the Hizballah Shura Council in 2001 under the nom de guerre of Jawad Nur-al-Din. In 2006, he helped the Al-Mahdi Army fighters to travel to Iran for training. He then returned to Lebanon and assumed a high-ranking post in Hizballah intelligence. According to Israeli sources, he planned the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers upon orders from the Revolution Guards intelligence. Between 1997 and 2003, Mughniyah traveled to Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, Pakistan, and northern Iraq and helped Al-Qa'ida leaders from Afghanistan to travel to Iraq through Iran, making use of his close relationship with the Islamic Revolution Guards and the Al-Quds Brigade. He was accused of carrying out a "terrorist operation" in Argentina, including the bombing of a Jewish center in 1994 in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people. It is said that he was involved in the Al-Khobar bombing in Saudi Arabia in 1996, in which 19 US soldiers were killed. 14

15 Mughniyah travelled to Iran in the early 1980's, received three months training in the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, and left to fight on the front against Iraq. Mughniyah joined Hizballah a few months after its establishment in 1982 and was appointed in charge of Hizballah intelligence in Beirut. He was considered one of the founders of the Islamic resistance in Lebanon in 1982 and one of its key military leaders. In the early 1980's, Mughniyah was one of the collaborators with Force 17, the special military force tasked with protecting Fatah Movement leaders such as Yasir Arafat. He also contributed to transporting Fatah weapons to Lebanese resistance movements, represented by Amal and Hizballah, after Fatah was forced out of Lebanon following the 1982 Israeli invasion. For a short period of time, he worked as the official responsible for the security of Hasan Fadlallah, the spiritual leader of Hizballah at that time. He was then appointed official of the special operations in Hizballah. He also led and supervised many operations carried out by the resistance in Southern Lebanon (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 1 September 2008). Terrorist Activities Mughniyah was considered the most wanted man by the Israeli Mosad and the CIA; his name topped a list of 22 wanted people prepared by the United States following 11 September 2001 (alalamnews.tv, 13 February 2008). A $5 million bounty was allocated by the US Administration to anyone who gave information about him for the following offenses: The bombing of the French forces' barracks in Al-Biqa, killing 58 French soldiers (alalamnews.tv, 13 February 2008). The bombing of the US Embassy in Beirut in 1983, killing 63 Americans (alalamnews.tv; 13 February 2008) The bombing of the US Marines headquarters in Beirut in 1983, killing 241 Americans (alalamnews.tv, 13 February 2008) Hijacking TWA airliner flight 847 in 1985, killing US Marine officer Robert Stethem (alalamnews.tv, 13 February 2008). Planning the kidnapping of a retired Israeli officer and ransoming him for the remains of Lebanese "martyrs" and prisoners (alalamnews.tv, 13 February 2008). According to Ilaf, Mughniyah reportedly was responsible for hijacking a Kuwaiti airliner in 1984 and another one in Mughniyah demanded that the Kuwaiti Government release terrorists who carried out the Kuwait bombings in 1983, including his brother-in-law Mustafa Badr-al-Din, also known as Ilyas Fu'ad Sa'b, who was arrested in Kuwait against the backdrop of his participation in the terrorist attacks on Kuwaiti targets and foreign embassies. Mughniyah reportedly took part with Sa'b in planning the bombings in December 1983 and targeting Kuwaiti facilities and the 15

16 French and US Embassies. Sa'b was arrested along with others and sentenced to death in He left Iraq following the invasion of Kuwait by the Iraqi forces on 2 August 1990, escaping the death penalty. He headed for Iran and then Lebanon (9 March 2008). 3. Hizballah Executive Council 3.1. Hashim Safiy-al-Din See Shura Council section for biographic information Muhammad Yaghi Muhammad Yaghi, an assistant chairman of Hizballah Executive Council and Hizballah official in charge of the Al-Biqa area (Al- Manar, 26 September 2008) Bilal Na'im Bilal Na'im, an assistant chairman of Hizballah Executive Council (Al- Manar, 13 July 2008). 16

17 4. Hizballah Political Council 4.1. Ibrahim Amin al-sayyid For biographic information see Shura Council section Ibrahim Amin al-sayyid, the chairman of Hizballah Political Council (Al- Manar, 13 April 2008) Mahmud Qumati Mahmud Qumati, the deputy chairman of Hizballah Political Council (Al-Alam, 15 January). 17

18 4.3. Ammar al-musawi Date of Birth: 1962 Place of Birth: Al-Nabi Shit town ( 10 April) Family: Unknown. Education: He obtained his law degree in the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at the Lebanese University ( 10 April). Currently appointed official in charge of Hizballah international relations, replacing Nawwaf al-musawi (Al-Manar, 3 April). Appointed deputy chairman of Hizballah Political Council from 1991 to 1995 ( 10 April). Ammar al-musawi, member of Hizballah Political Council and former Hizballah deputy (Wa3ad, 2 August 2008). He was appointed official in charge of Hizballah international affairs replacing Nawwaf al-musawi (Al-Manar, 3 April). Worked as a political supervisor of Al-Islam (Sawt al-mustad'afin) Radio from 1985 to 1989 ( 10 April). Assumed responsibility for the file of Hizballah relations with the national Lebanese forces and its cultural committees ( 10 April). Current member of the Political Council of Hizballah, according to the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies ( 11 April) Ghalib Abu-Zaynab Ghalib Abu-Zaynab, a member of Hizballah Political Council (Wa3ad, 25 January). 18

19 4.5. Hasan Hadraj Hasan Hadraj, a member of Hizballah Political Council (Al-Alam, 25 August 2008) Khudur Nur-al-Din Khudur Nur-al-Din, a member of Hizballah Political Council (Al-Alam, 25 August 2008) Abd-al-Majid Ammar Abd-al-Majid Ammar, a member of Hizballah Political Council (Al-Manar, 25 September 2008). 19

20 4.8. Husayn al-musawi, alias Abu-Hisham Date of Birth: 1942 Place of Birth: Al-Nabi Shit (Al-Manar, 3 April) Family: Unknown Education: Holds a degree in Arabic language and literature from Beirut Arab University in 1970 (Al-Manar, 3 April). Nominated Hizballah candidate for the 2009 Lebanese elections in the Ba'labakk and Al-Hirmil Constituency (Al-Manar, 3 April). Husayn al-musawi, alias Abu-Hisham, a member of Hizballah Political Council, executive aide to Hizballah secretary general and former official in charge of Hizballah municipal activities (Al-Manar, 3 April). Former official in charge of Hizballah municipal file since 2004 (Al-Manar, 3 April). Former executive aide to Hasan Nasrallah in 2001 (Al-Manar, 3 April). Current member of Hizballah Political Council in 1991 (Al-Manar, 3 April). Deputy Chairman of the Planning Council in 1998, former head of the Planning Council in 2000 (Al-Manar, 3 April). Retired secondary school teacher from Ba'labakk Secondary School (Al-Manar, 3 April). Former member of the Shura Council from 1985 to 1990 (Al-Manar, 3 April). Former deputy secretary general of the Amal Movement. He broke away from the Amal Movement and established the Amal al-islamiyah Movement, which later was turned into Hizballah, according to the Network of Defending Sunnis, a news website with an anti-shiite editorial line ( 16 April). 20

21 4.9. Muhammad Kawtharani Muhammad Kawtharani, a member of Hizballah Political Council ( 15 May 2005) Muhammad Afif Ahmad Date of Birth: Unknown Place of Birth: Unknown Family: Unknown Education: Unknown Director of news and political programs since March 2006, according to independent and leftist newspaper Al-Safir ( 7 March 2006). Muhammad Afif Ahmad, a member of Hizballah Political Council and Al- Manar News director (Al-Manar, 13 July 2008). Former head of Hizballah's media relations in 2004 ( 7 March 2006). Former director of the Al-Manar's political programs in 2002 ( 7 March 2006). Former general director of Al-Manar Television in 1993 ( 7 March 2006). Previously responsible for the factional media in the south in 1986 ( 7 March 2006). Former media adviser to Hizballah Secretary General Hasan Nasrallah, replacing Deputy Hasan Fadlallah, who held this post before being elected to parliament, according to political daily Al-Mustaqbal ( 9 March 2006). 21

22 Former official in charge of the Hizballah Central Media Unit ( 9 March 2006) Ahmad Mali Ahmad Mali, a member of Hizballah Political Council ( 2 March 2007) Mustafa al-hajj Ali Mustafa al-hajj Ali, a member of Hizballah Political Council (alalam.ir, 25 August 2008). 22

23 4.13. Muhammad Abd-al-Muttalib Funaysh Date of Birth: 10 February 1953, according to the website of the Lebanese Parliamentary Monitor, which is a website concerned with monitoring parliamentary affairs. Place of Birth: Ma'rub, Tyre Family: Married to Hanan Sulayman with seven children (www. lpmonitor.org, 11 April). Education: He holds a degree in mathematics from the Faculty of Science and a degree in political science from the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at the Lebanese University (www. lpmonitor.org, 11 April). Muhammad Abd-al-Muttalib Funaysh, a member of Hizballah Political Council (Al-Manar, 1 February). Nominated Hizballah candidate for the 2009 Lebanese elections in the Tyre Constituency (Al-Manar, 3 April). Minister of energy and water from 2005 to 2008, according to Arab Decision, a website providing general information about the Arab world ( 13 April). Minister of Labor since 2008 ( 13 April). Elected Shiite member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2005 representing the party in the Tyre Constituency ( 13 April). Arrested in 1984 by the Israeli forces in the Ansar detention camp and detained in the jails of the Palestinian territories. He was released as a result of a prisoners' swap deal between Israel and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command on 20 May 1985 ( 13 April). Member of the Human Rights Committee within the parliament ( 13 April). One of the former leading figures in the Islamic resistance in Southern Lebanon under the nom de guerre of Abu-Yasir ( 9 April). In 1982, took part in opposing the Israeli invasion of Beirut and in organizing the resistance groups in the face of the "occupation," working in the south to form groups and cells to resist the Israeli "occupation" ( 10 April). Muhammad Abd-al-Muttalib Funaysh joined Hizballah in 1982 and assumed the following posts: 23

24 1. Former official in charge of the Hizballah southern area during the "occupation," member of the Shura Council, member of the political committee formed at the onset of the organizational activities, and official in charge of Hizballah foreign relations ( 10 April). 2. Former chairman of the Political Council and currently a member of the Political Council ( 10 April). 3. Founding member of the follow-up committee for the support of prisoners in Israeli jails ( 10 April) Hasan Muhammad Kamil Huballah Date of Birth: 1959 Place of Birth: Tyre ( 11 April) Family: Unknown. Education: Unknown. Elected Shiite member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in 2005, representing the party in the 1st Southern Constituency -- Tyre. Hasan Muhammad Kamil Huballah, a member of Hizballah Political Council (Al- Manar, 11 August 2008). Member of the following parliamentary committees: Agriculture and Tourism, Human Rights, National Defense, Interior, and Municipalities. Appointed member of Hizballah Political Council and then member of Hizballah Central Council ( 11 April). 24

25 5. Hizballah Central Council 5.1. Dr Ali Fayyad Date of Birth: 1962 Place of Birth: Unknown Family: Unknown, according to Hizballah's Consultative Center for Studies and Documentation in Beirut ( 10 April). Education: Holds PhD in political sociology with an emphasis on religion and governance ( 10 April). Nominated Hizballah candidate for the 2009 Lebanese elections in the Marj Uyun Constituency -- Hasbayya. Dr Ali Fayyad, a member of Hizballah Central Council, professor at the Lebanese University; and former head of Hizballah, Consultative Center for Studies and Documentation in Beirut (Al-Manar, 18 November 2008). Former academic researcher at Oxford University in London in Former deputy chairman of Hizballah Planning Council in Former official in charge of political analysis unit at the Hizballah Political Council from 1994 to Former official in charge of central media department from 1990 to Former assistant professor at the Lebanese University. Former head of the Consultative Center for Studies and Documentation. Current researcher in political and social studies ( 10 April). 25

26 5.2. Abdallah Qasir Date of Birth: 1957 Place of Birth: Al-Najaf, Iraq. His family lived in Dayr Qanun al-nahr town in the Tyre District. Family: Unknown ( 10 April). Education: Holds an MA in political sociology from the Lebanese University. Studied jurisprudence and logic in Al-Najaf from prominent clerics ( 10 April). Abdallah Qasir, a member of Hizballah Central Council, director general of Al- Manar, and former Hizballah deputy at the Lebanese Chamber of Deputies (Al-Manar, 19 February). Current director general of Hizballah Al-Manar Television. Former deputy at the Lebanese parliament in Former member of the Hizballah Shura Council in 1993 and former chairman of the Executive Council. Former deputy chairman of the Executive Council in Helped establish Hizballah Al-Nur Radio in Appointed media official in Beirut region from 1985 to 1987, then official in charge of central media from Joined Hizballah at the time of its establishment and took part in operations and armed confrontations during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in Began his political, social, and cultural career in Lebanon in 1978 by giving lessons and lectures and seminar in mosques and cultural centers. Assumed the position of official in charge of Beirut region command from 1989 to Represented Hizballah in many Islamic conferences and events in Germany, Pakistan, and Iran ( 10 April). 26

27 5.3. Muhammad Khatun Muhammad Khatun, a member of Hizballah Central Council ( 13 January 2006) Mustafa al-dirani, alias Abu-Ali Date of Birth: 1951 Place of Birth: Qasr al-naba town in Al-Biqa Family: Married with five children ( 30 January 2004). Education: Unknown He was a former leader of the "Believing Resistance," an offshoot of the Amal Movement ( 30 January 2004). Mustafa al-dirani, alias Abu-Ali, a member of Hizballah Central Council (Bint Jbeil, 27 May 2008). He was taken from his house in Al-Biqa in 1994 when Israel accused him of capturing Israeli pilot Ron Arad and holding him hostage in 1986 and then selling him to Iran for $300,000. (Aljazeera.net, 3 October 2004, 25 July 2006). He was released on 29 January 2004, along with 22 other Lebanese detainees -- approximately 400 Palestinians and 12 Israeli-Arab prisoners -- in exchange for the bodies of three Israeli soldiers, an Israeli businessman, and ex-israeli soldier Elhanan Tannenbaum (Aljazeera.net, 3 October 2004, 25 July 2006). 27

28 5.5. Shawqi Zu'aytir Shawqi Zu'aytir, member of Hizballah Central Council (Al-Manar, 26 May). 6. Members of 'Loyalty to Resistance' Bloc 6.1. Deputy Muhammad Hasan Ra'd Date of Birth: 22 August 1955 Place of Birth: Al-Musaytibah, Beirut Family: Married to Fatin Burghul with five children ( 11 April). Education: Obtained a degree in philosophy from the Faculty of Arts at the Lebanese University ( 11 April). Nominated Hizballah candidate for 2009 Lebanese elections in the Al-Nabatiyah Constituency (Al-Manar, 3 April). Deputy Muhammad Hasan Ra'd, the head of Hizballah Loyalty to the Resistance Parliamentary Bloc (Al-Manar, 10 August 2008). Elected Shiite member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2005, representing the party in the 2nd Southern Constituency -- Al-Nabatiyah (Al- Intiqad, 13 April). Member of the following parliamentary committees: Administration, Justice, and Emigrants' Affairs (Al-Intiqad, 13 April). Current head of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc at the Lebanese Chamber of Deputies (Al-Intiqad, 13 April). 28

29 Joined Hizballah in 1982 and was chief editor of Hizballah-affiliated newspaper Al-Ahd (Al-Intiqad) for 10 years (Al-Intiqad, 13 April). Worked as a teacher from 1974 to 1984 (Al-Intiqad, 13 April). Was elected member of Hizballah Shura Council and chairman of its Political Council (Al-Intiqad, 13 April). Founding member of the Lebanese Union for Muslim Students (Al-Intiqad, 13 April). Took part, along with Hizballah Secretary General Hasan Nasrallah, in the national dialogue meetings in 2005 and became Nasrallah's representative following the July 2006 war because security concerns prevented Nasrallah from attending such meetings (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 6 February). Considered one of the "doves" in Hizballah, who believes in promoting the political and social aspects of the party, rather than the military aspects promoted by the "hawks" in the party (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 6 February). Contributed to formulating the internal system of Hizballah and was one of the leading members of its leadership (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 6 February) Deputy Husayn Ali al-hajj Hasan Date of Birth: 1960 Place of Birth: Al-Nabi Shit Family: Married to Hayat Salhab with four children. His brothers, Muhammad and Ahmad al- Hajj Hasan, are considered "martyrs" of the Islamic resistance ( 13 April). Deputy Husayn Ali al-hajj Hasan, a member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Al-Manar, 11 September 2008). Education: In 1981 he earned a BA in chemistry from the Lebanese University. In 1984 he earned an MA in chemistry and physics of particles from the University of Strasbourg, France. In 1987 he earned a PhD in natural chemistry and physics from the University of Orleans, France ( 13 April). 29

30 Nominated Hizballah candidate for the 2009 Lebanese elections in the Ba'labakk and Al-Hirmil Constituency (Al-Manar, 3 April). Elected Shiite member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in 1996, 2000, and 2005, representing the party in the 1st Al-Biqa Constituency -- Ba'labakk and Al-Hirmil ( 13 April). Member of the following parliamentary committees: Finance and Budget, Public Works, Transportation, Energy and Water, and Agriculture and Tourism ( 13 April). In 1987, worked as a lecturer at the Faculty of Science at the Lebanese University ( 13 April). Since 1991, he has assumed several organizational responsibilities in Hizballah, the last of which was as head of the Educational Mobilization Unit, which is one of Hizballah bodies responsible for preparing young men socially, politically, ideologically, and militarily to become members of the Hizballah military wing ( 10 April). Represented Hizballah in many conferences in Lebanon and abroad and took part in political delegations in Lebanon and abroad in 1987 ( 10 April). When he retuned to Lebanon in 1987, he took part in establishing the Consultative Center for Studies and Documentation -- a Hizballah specialized scientific institution founded by a group of researchers with the aim of offering guidance to politicians and coping with the local, regional, and international developments through conducting researches and studies -- and was appointed head of the center in 1988 ( 10 April). He worked in the field of Islamic tabligh [conveyance of the message of Islam] among the French and Arabs in France and was one of the founders of the Islamic Union for Lebanese Students in France ( 10 April). Fought against the Israeli invasion of Beirut in 1982 ( 10 April). Joined the Islamic Resistance Movement when it was first established in the early 1980's and then joined Hizballah once it was founded in 1982 ( 10 April). 30

31 6.3. Deputy Amin Muhammad Shirri Date of Birth: 1957 Place of Birth: Beirut ( 11 April) Family: Unknown Education: Unknown Nominated Hizballah candidate for the 2009 Lebanese elections in Beirut's 2nd Constituency (Al-Manar, 3 April). Deputy Amin Muhammad Shirri, a member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Al-Manar, 25 September 2008). Elected Shiite member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in 2005, representing the party in Beirut ( 11 April). Member of the following parliamentary committees: rapporteur of the Youth and Sports, National Economy, Commerce, Industry, and Planning ( 11 April). Worked as head of the union of shoe importers in Lebanon ( 11 April) Deputy Isma'il Muhammad Sukkariyah Date of Birth: 1951 Place of Birth: Al-Fakihah Town, Ba'labakk ( 11 April) Family: Unknown Education: He holds a PhD in medicine and is specialized in gastroenterology from the University of Columbia ( 11 April). Deputy Isma'il Muhammad Sukkariyah, a member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Elected Sunni member of the Loyalty to the Bloc (Al-Manar, 22 January). Resistance Bloc in 1996 and 2005, representing the party in the 1st Al-Biqa Constituency -- Ba'labakk and Al-Hirmil. Member of the following parliamentary committees: Public Health, Labor, Social Affairs, and Human Rights. Deputy head of the Lebanese Physicians Union from 1992 to

32 Professor at the American University of Beirut ( 11 April) Deputy Pierre Farid Sarhal Date of Birth: 1954 Place of Birth: Jazzin in Southern Lebanon Family: Son of Farid Sarhal, a former deputy from 1972 to 1992 ( 11 April). Education: Physician specialized as a general surgeon in Licensed general surgeon from the Medicine Faculty at St. Joseph University ( 11 April). Deputy Pierre Farid Sarhal, a member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc ( 18 December 2008). Elected Christian Maronite member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in 2005, representing the party in the 2nd Southern Constituency -- Jazzin. Member of the following parliamentary committees: Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, and the Woman and Child ( 11 April) Deputy Jamal Ali al-taqsh Date of Birth: 1957 Place of Birth: Ba'labakk ( 11 April) Family: Unknown Education: Earned a PhD in medicine from Romania in 1986 ( 11 April). Elected Shiite member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in 2005, representing the party in the 1st Al-Biqa Constituency -- Ba'labakk and Al-Hirmil. Deputy Jamal Ali al-taqsh, a member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Al-Alam, 20 May 2008). Member of the following parliamentary committees: Public Works, Transportation, Energy and Water, and Youth and Sports ( 11 April). 32

33 6.7. Deputy Hasan Nizam-al-Din Fadlallah Date of Birth: 1967 Place of Birth: Aynata, Bint Jubayl ( 11 April) Family: Unknown Education: He holds a degree in journalism from the Lebanese University in He obtained an MA from St. Joseph University in 1997 ( 11 April). Deputy Hasan Nizam-al-Din Fadlallah, a member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Wa3ad, 1 February). Nominated Hizballah candidate for the 2009 Lebanese elections in the Bint Jubayl Constituency (Al-Manar, 3 April). Elected Shiite member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in 2005, representing the party in the 1st Southern Constituency -- Bint Jubayl (Al-Intiqad, 13 April). Member of the following parliamentary committees: chairman of the Media and Communications Committee and member of the National Education, Higher Education, and Culture committees (Al-Intiqad, 13 April). Director of news at Hizballah Al-Manar Television in 2001 (Al-Intiqad, 13 April). Former member of Hizballah Political Council from 1998 to 2004 (Al-Intiqad, 13 April). Former general manager of Al-Nur Radio from 1996 to 1998 (Al-Intiqad, 13 April). Worked as chief editor of newspaper Al-Ahd (Al-Intiqad) from 1995 to 1996 (Al- Intiqad, 13 April). Worked as Hizballah representative at the Faculty of journalism and documentation from 1985 to 1989 (Al-Intiqad, 13 April). One of the founders of Hizballah Al-Nur Radio in 1988 and director of news at the station for seven years (Al-Intiqad, 13 April). Worked as a journalist in 1987 (Al-Intiqad, 13 April). Worked in the ranks of Hizballah through high school and university activities (Al- Intiqad, 13 April). 33

34 6.8. Deputy Ali Muhammad Salman Bashir al-miqdad Date of Birth: 1961 Place of Birth: Maqnah, Ba'labakk Family: Married with three children: Muhammad, Sarah, and Bashar ( 11 April). Education: Studied medicine in Croatia and specialized in internal medicine at the Faculty of Medicine at the Islamic Al- Maqasid University, and in neurological system diseases at the American University of Beirut ( 11 April). Deputy Ali Muhammad Salman Bashir al-miqdad, a member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Al-Alam, 10 April 2008). Nominated Hizballah candidate for 2009 Lebanese elections in the Ba'labakk and Al-Hirmil Constituency (Al-Manar; 3 April). Elected Shiite member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in 2005, representing the party in the Ba'labakk and Al-Hirmil Constituency ( 11 April). Member of the following parliamentary committees: Environment, Public Health, Labor, and Social Affairs ( 11 April) Deputy Ali Fadl Ammar Date of Birth: 1956 Place of Birth: Burj al-barajinah Family: Married to Jamal Mu'awiyah with five children. Nephew of Mahmud Ammar, a former deputy from 1957 to 1992 ( 11 April). Education: Unknown Deputy Ali Fadl Ammar, a member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Bint Jbeil, 14 March 2008). Nominated Hizballah candidate for the 2009 Lebanese elections in the B'abda Constituency (Al-Manar, 3 April). Elected Shiite member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in 1992, 2000, and 2005, representing the party in the 3rd Jabal Lubnan Constituency -- B'abda District. He lost the 1996 elections ( 11 April). 34

35 Member of the following parliamentary committees: Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, National Defense, Interior, and Municipalities ( 11 April). Former Soccer player ( 11 April). Former minister between 1974 and 1975, and between 1980 and 1982 ( 11 April) Deputy Kamil Muhammad al-rifa'i Date of Birth: 1948 Place of Birth: Ba'labakk (www. lpmonitor.org, 11 April) Family: Unknown Education: Unknown Deputy Kamil Muhammad al-rifa'i, a member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Elected Sunni member of the Loyalty to the Bloc (Al-Manar, 24 March). Resistance Bloc in 2005, representing the party in the 1st Al-Biqa Constituency -- Ba'labakk and Al-Hirmil. Member of the following parliamentary committees: Media and Communications, Education, Higher Education, and Culture. Worked as a former physician (www. lpmonitor.org, 11 April) Deputy Muhammad Mahmud Haydar Date of Birth: 1959 Place of Birth: Qabrikha in Southern Lebanon (www. lpmonitor.org, 11 April) Family: Unknown Education: Unknown Elected Shiite member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in 2005 representing the party in the 2nd Southern Constituency -- Hasbayya and Marj Uyun (www. lpmonitor.org, 11 April). Deputy Muhammad Mahmud Haydar, a member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Wa3ad, 30 January 2008). Member of the following parliamentary committees: Public Works, Transportation, Energy and Water, Finance, and Budget (www. lpmonitor.org, 11 April). 35

36 Worked as a former teacher (www. lpmonitor.org, 11 April). Former director general of Hizballah Al-Manar Channel, according to Sidonia, a website of the electronic newspaper covering news on Tyre ( 22 July 2003) Deputy Nawwar Muhammad al-sahili Date of Birth: 1967 Place of Birth: Al-Hirmil, Ba'labakk Family: His father is lawyer Muhammad al-shaili, former assistant secretary general of the Arab Bar Association ( 11 April). Education: BA in law from Lille University in France. Diploma in law from the Lebanese University ( 11 April). Deputy Nawwar Muhammad al- Sahili, a member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Wa3ad, 28 January). Nominated Hizballah candidate for the 2009 Lebanese elections in the Ba'labakk Al- Hirmil Constituency (Al-Manar; 3 April). Elected Shiite member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in 2005, representing the party in the 1st Al-Biqa Constituency -- Ba'labakk and Al-Hirmil (Al-Intiqad, 13 April) Member of the following parliamentary committees: rapporteur of the Administration and Justice Committees, and member of the Youth and Sports Committees(Al-Intiqad, 13 April) Elected member of the Municipal Council of Al-Hirmil from 1998 to 2004 (Al-Intiqad, 13 April) Member of the Bar Association since 1990 (Al-Intiqad, 13 April) Worked as a lawyer and official in charge of the Lawyers' Unit at Hizballah Public Relations Department in the Al-Biqa area (Al-Intiqad, 13 April) Deputy Hasan Muhammad Kamil Huballah See Political Council for biographic information Muhammad Abd-al-Muttalib Funaysh See Political Council for biographic information. 36

37 6.15. Salim Rashid Salim Rashid, the secretary of Hizballah's Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Al-Manar, 29 October 2008). 7. Other Hizballah Political Figures 7.1. Ali Da'mush Ali Da'mush, the official in charge of Hizballah foreign relations unit (Al- Manar, 7 February). 37

38 7.2. Nawwaf al-musawi Date of Birth: 1965 (Al-Manar, 3 April) Place of Birth: Unknown Family: Unknown Education: Received religious education in Al-Hawzah al-ilmiyah (Al-Manar, 3 April). Nominated Hizballah candidate for the 2009 Lebanese elections in the Tyre Constituency. Nawwaf al-musawi, the official in charge of Hizballah's international relations (Al- Manar, 10 March 2008). Former researcher in philosophy. Former member of Hizballah Political Council since Former chief editor of newspaper Al-Ahad (Al-Intiqad) from 1985 to Former official in charge of Hizballah political analysis and studies unit. Former official in charge of Hizballah relations with the political parties and religious Christian authorities. Former official in charge of Hizballah relations with the Lebanese parties. Former official in charge of Hizballah international relations. Former deputy chairman of the Arab parties' conference. Current member of the secretariat general of the Arab national conference. Current member of the Administrative Committee of the Arab national conference (Al- Manar, 3 April). 38

39 7.3. Hasan Izz-al-Din Hasan Izz-al-Din, the Hizballah official in charge of Arab relations (Al-Intiqad, 15 November 2008). 8. Officials of Hizballah Regions 8.1. Nabil Qawuq Nabil Qawuq, the Hizballah official in charge of the Lebanon's southern region (Wa3ad, 2 February 2008). 39

40 8.2. Ahmad Murad Ahmad Murad, a member of Hizballah command in the south (Al-Manar, 25 February 2008) Ali Da'un Ali Da'un, the official in charge of Hizballah 2nd southern region (Al-Manar, 23 August 2008) Husayn Zu'aytir Husayn Zu'aytir, the official in charge of Hizballah 5th region (Al-Manar, 19 February). 40

41 8.5. Muhammad Yaghi Muhammad Yaghi, the Hizballah official in charge of Al-Biqa region (Al-Manar, 26 September 2008) Jamal Kan'an Jamal Kan'an, the deputy official in charge of Hizballah 5th southern region ( 4 January 2006) Ahmad Safiy-al-Din Ahmad Safiy-al-Din, the Hizballah official in charge of Beirut region (Al- Mustaqbal, 18 July 2005). 41

42 8.8. Muhammad Hammadi Muhammad Hammadi, the Hizballah official in charge of Al-Biqa al-gharbi region (Al-Manar, 10 April) Bilal Daghir Bilal Daghir, Hizballah official in charge of Jabal Lubanan region (Al-Manar, 2 June). 42

43 9. Hizballah Media Affairs, Al-Manar Figures 9.1. Dr Ibrahim al-musawi Date of Birth: Unknown Place of Birth: Unknown Family: Unknown Education: Unknown Currently appointed official in charge of Hizballah media affairs. Former chief editor and director general of Hizballah weekly magazine Al-Intiqad. Former official in charge of news and political programs in Al-Manar Television. Dr Ibrahim al-musawi, the official in charge of Hizballah media affairs (Al-Manar, 18 November 2008). Former media adviser to Hizballah Secretary General Hasan Nasrallah (Al-Mustaqbal, 9 March 2006) Husayn Rahhal Date of Birth: Unknown Place of Birth: Unknown Family: Unknown Education: Graduate of the Institute of Social Sciences. He prepared his doctoral dissertation on the renewal in the political ideology of Islamic movements (Al-Mustaqbal, 9 March 2006). Husayn Rahhal, the former official in charge of Hizballah media affairs. Newly appointed as official in charge of Hizballah electronic media (Al-Alam, 14 January). Appointed official in charge of Hizballah electronic media in Former chief editor of Hizballah weekly Al-Intiqad. Former official in charge of the Hizballah Central Media Unit, replacing Muhammad Afif. 43

44 Former official in charge of news and political programs on Al-Manar Television (Al- Mustaqbal, 9 March 2006) Ali Dahir Ali Dahir, the official in charge of Hizballah Media Activities Unit (Al- Jazirah.net, 28 July 2007) Ghassan Darwish Ghassan Darwish, the Hizballah official in charge of media affairs in Beirut (Al-Manar, 15 July 2008) Muhammad Afif Ahmad See Political Council for biographic information 9.6. Abdallah Qasir See Central Council for biographic information 44

45 9.7. Yusuf al-zayn Yusuf al-zayn, director general of Hizballah Al-Nur Radio (Al-Manar, 24 May) Nasir Akhdar Nasir Akhdar: director of programming and promotion and member of the board of directors of Al-Manar Television (Al-Manar, 24 May) Ahmad Ammar Ahmad Ammar, the editor of Israeli affairs at Al-Manar (Al-Manar, 19 July 2008). 45

46 9.10. Hasan Hijazi Hasan Hijazi, the editor of Hebrew affairs at Al- Manar (Al-Manar, 10 January) Yasir Murtada Yasir Murtada, the director of newscasts (Al-Manar, 1 October 2008) Layla Mazbudi Layla Mazbudi, the news section chief editor (Al-Manar, 13 July 2008). 46

47 9.13. Abbas Rahhal Date of Birth: Unknown Place of Birth: Unknown Family: Unknown Education: Rahhal is a graduate of the Institute of Social Sciences and presented his doctoral thesis on the subject of reestablishing the political ideology of Islamic movements (Al-Mustaqbal, 9 March 2006). Current head of Al-Manar's Media Relations Unit since March Abbas Rahhal, the head of Al-Manar's Media Relations Unit and news chief editor (Al-Manar, 13 July 2008). Former editor in chief of the Hizballah's weekly Al-Intiqad. Former head of news and political programs in Al-Manar Television (Al-Mustaqbal, 9 March 2006). 10. Hizballah Cultural, Social, Educational Figures Akram Barakat Akram Barakat, the Hizballah official in charge of cultural affairs (Al-Manar, 24 January). 47

48 10.2. Sayyid Faysal Shukur Sayyid Faysal Shukur, the Hizballah official in charge of cultural affairs in Al-Biqa (Al-Manar, 25 February 2008) Abd-al-Karim Ubayd, alias Abu-Sajid Date of Birth: 1957 Place of Birth: Jibshit Family: Married with five children (Bint Jubay, 27 May 2008, 1 February 2004). Education: Studied architectural engineering at the Lebanese University and worked in an engineering office. Joined Al-Hawzah al-ilmiyah in the Iranian city of Qom in 1979 (Bint Jubayl, 27 May 2008, 1 February 2004). Abd-al-Karim Ubayd, alias Abu-Sajid, the official in charge of Hizballah social activities unit (Bint Jubayl, 27 May 2008). Current official in charge of Hizballah social activities and assistant to the chairman of Hizballah Executive Council for Social Affairs (Bint Jubayl, 27 May 2008, 1 February 2004). Taken from his home in Lebanon in Jibshit in 1989 by Israeli commandos (Bint Jubayl, 27 May 2008, 1 February 2004). Released on 29 January 2004 along with 22 other Lebanese detainees -- approximately 400 Palestinians and 12 Israeli-Arab prisoners -- in exchange for the bodies of three Israeli soldiers, an Israeli businessman, and ex-israeli soldier Elhanan Tannenbaum ( 25 July 2006). 48

49 Former imam of Jibshit in 1984 following the assassination of Shaykh Raghib Harb ( 1 March). Arrested twice by the Israeli forces in 1984 for being an anti-occupation activist ( 1 March) Akram Dhiyab Akram Dhiyab, a member of the central committee of Hizballah cultural unit (Al- Manar, 29 March) Muhsin Salih Muhsin Salih, a representative of the higher education committee in Hizballah (Al-Manar, 14 February). 49

50 10.6. Yusuf Mir'i Yusuf Mir'i, official in charge of Hizballah Educational Mobilization Unit (Al-Manar, 15 May) Yusuf al-bassam Yusuf al-bassam, official in charge of Youth Activities in Hizballah Educational Mobilization Unit (Al-Manar, 15 May). 50

51 11. Other Hizballah Figures Shafiq Jaradi Shafiq Jaradi, the coordinator general of the permanent conference of the resistance (Al-Manar, 26 August 2008) Wafiq Safa Date of Birth: 1960 Place of Birth: Lived with Zabdin in Al-Musaytibah. Family: Married with five children (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 17 July 2008). Education: Unknown Hizballah's chief negotiator in prisoners' swap deals with Israel indirectly through a German mediator (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 17 July 2008). Wafiq Safa, the head of Hizballah coordination and liaison committee (Al- Manar, 16 February). Currently directly reports to Hasan Nasrallah (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 17 July 2008). Helped found the Islamic Committee in the 1970's along with Shaykh Na'im Qasim, Muhammad Ra'd, Amin Shirri, and others before joining the Amal Movement (Al- Sharq al-awsat, 17 July 2008). Joined Hizballah in 1982 with a number of Amal Movement cadres that took part in establishing the party (Al-Sharq al-awsat, 17 July 2008). Current chairman of Hizballah's liaison and central coordination committee, which was well-known as "the security committee" before the Al-Ta'if Accord. The committee is responsible for coordination with the Lebanese security agencies (Al-Mustaqbal, 26 January 2004). 51

52 Safa is a close confidant of Nasrallah, being one of the main members of Hizballah who took part in the activities of the party in 1982 (Al-Mustaqbal, 26 January 2004) Abd-al-Halim Fadlallah Date of Birth: Unknown Place of Birth: Unknown Family: Unknown Education: Obtained a degree in economics from the Lebanese University in 1990 and a diploma in finance and administration in 2000 from the Beirut Arab University ( 10 April). Currently appointed official in charge of Hizballah Consultative Center for Studies and Documentation. Abd-al-Halim Fadlallah, an economic expert and the head of Hizballah Consultative Center for Studies and Documentation in Beirut ( 13 February). Former deputy chairman of the Consultative Center for Studies and Documentation. He has many published studies, including the following: The Repercussions of Compromises on the Lebanese Economy and the Regional System, The Development of the Lebanese Political Society, and The Globalization and its Impact on the Environment of International Enterprises ( 10 April) Ali Zurayq Ali Zurayq, the director general of Hizballah Al-Imdad Society (Al-Manar, 1 October 2008). 52

53 11.5. Nazih Fayyad Nazih Fayyad, the commissioner general of Hizballah's Imam al-mahdi Scouts (Al- Manar, 25 October 2008) Engineer Hasan Hijazi Engineer Hasan Hijazi, the official in charge of the Hizballah Federation of Private Businesses (Al-Manar, 29 March) Dr Muhammad Bashir Dr Muhammad Bashir, the director of Hizballah's Al-Rasul al-a'zam Hospital (Al- Manar, 30 August 2008). 53

54 11.8. Ahmad Zayn-al-Din Ahmad Zayn-al-Din, the media official at Hizballah's Islamic Resistance Support Organization, IRSO (Al-Safir, 12 March) Engineer Hasan al-jashi Engineer Hasan al-jashi, the director of Hizballah's Wa'ad Project for the reconstruction of Beirut's southern suburb (Al-Intiqad, 23 August 2008) Engineer Qasim Ulayq Engineer Qasim Ulayq, the director general of Hizballah's Jihad al-bina Development Foundation (Al-Manar, 14 January 2008). 54

55 Engineer Muhammad al-khansa Engineer Muhammad al-khansa, the director of agricultural and environmental affairs at Jihad al-bina Foundation ( 11 January) Fadi Khalifah Fadi Khalifah, the deputy director of Jihad al-bina Foundation ( 13 September 2008). 55