Hassan Fadlallah
{{Short description|Lebanese politician}}
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Hassan Fadlallah ({{langx|ar|حسن فضل الله، حسن }}; born 1967 in Aynata), is a Lebanese member of parliament representing the Bint Jbeil district. He is part of Hezbollah March 8 alliance.{{Cite news |date=2006 |title=Testing How Long the Mideast Cease-Fire Can Last |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/15/world/middleeast/15assess.html |work=New York Times}}{{Cite web |title=Hassan Fadlallah {{!}} Hezbollah |url=https://hezbollah.org/people/hassan-fadlallah |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=hezbollah.org |language=en}}
Career
Hassan Fadlallah was born in Ainata in the Jabal Amel region to a Shia family.{{Cite web |title=Hassan Fadlallah {{!}} Hezbollah |url=https://hezbollah.org/people/hassan-fadlallah |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Hezbollah |language=en}} Fadlallah took a part in the creation of Hezbollah's radio network. Hezbollah is considered a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union.{{Cite web |title=What Is Hezbollah? {{!}} Council on Foreign Relations |url=https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-hezbollah |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=www.cfr.org |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Sharifi |first=Kian |title=Who Was Hassan Nasrallah, The Assassinated Leader Of Hezbollah? |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/hassan-nasrallah-hezbollah-iran-israel-profile-assassination/33138024.html |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}
He was also editor-in-chief of Al-Ahed. Fadlallah was the director of the news department of the Hezbollah television network Al-Manar. Between 1998 and 2004 Fadallah was in the central policymaking committee of Hezbollah. Fadallah heads Lebanese parliament's currently Media and Communications Committee. Fadallah is also part of the Finance and Budget Committee. Fadallah is also a teacher in the Lebanese university.
In 2018 Hassan Nasrallah announced that Fadlallah, who was a Hezbollah member of parliament and head of an anti-corruption committee, will supervise the corruption allegations concerning Hezbollah.{{Cite web |title=Hezbollah's Corruption Crisis Runs Deep {{!}} The Washington Institute |url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/hezbollahs-corruption-crisis-runs-deep |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=www.washingtoninstitute.org |language=en}} It is estimated that this was more a publicity action, as the corruption in the militant group runs deep, especially when it concerns terrorism and military activities.
Personal life
His wife is from the Al-Faqih family, and they have several children: Muhammad, Youssef, Aya, and Jawad.
Books
Fadlallah has written a book, Hizbullah and the Lebanese State: Pluralism, Power and Coexistence.{{Cite book |last=Fadlallah |first=Hassan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jCI8vgAACAAJ |title=Hizbullah and the Lebanese State: Pluralism, Power and Coexistence |date=2018-11-20 |publisher=Garnet Publishing, Limited |isbn=978-0-86372-572-2 |language=en}}
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Category:Lebanese University alumni
Category:Saint Joseph University alumni
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