Monitoring Desk: Naim Qassem has been elected as the new Chief of Hezbollah, according to a press statement issued by the Lebanese group on Tuesday.
Born in 1953, Qassem studied theology and also had a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the Lebanese University.
Since 1970, Qassem is active in politics and formed first Lebanese Muslim student’s union in 1970. He is involved with since early 90s and became the deputy secretary-general of the group in 1991.
