Hassan Nasrallah is the Secretary General of the Lebanese political party Hezbollah. He was born on April 22, 1957 in Qana, South Lebanon. He studied political science at the University of Tehran and served as a commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Nasrallah is now one of the most powerful figures in Lebanon
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He was elected as Secretary General of Hezbollah by the group's founding council on November 30, 1992, with approval from Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces from 1981 to 1989, Nasrallah was chosen by Khomeini to lead Hezbollah after its formation in 1985. He was imprisoned for two years following the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
Following his release, he became a leading member of Hezbollah, leading its military wing since 1983.