Nabil Qaouk | |
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نبيل قاووق | |
.jpg) Qaouk in 2010 | |
| Deputy Head ofHezbollah's Executive Council | |
| In office 2010 – 28 September 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-05-20)20 May 1964[1] Ebba, Lebanon |
| Died | 28 September 2024(2024-09-28) (aged 60) Dahieh, Lebanon |
| Manner of death | Assassination byairstrike |
| Political party | Hezbollah |
| Children | 6 |
| Occupation | Politician,cleric |
Nabil Qaouk (Arabic:نبيل قاووق; 20 May 1964 – 28 September 2024) was a Lebanese cleric and politician who served as the deputy head ofHezbollah's executive council and the commander of Hezbollah's "preventive security unit."[2] He was designated as aSpecially Designated Global Terrorist by theU.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).[3][4]
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Nabil Qaouk was born in the village ofEbba in Lebanon'sNabatieh Governorate. His spiritual studies took place inQom, Iran, where he was influenced byShia ideology. His military training in Iran aligned with Hezbollah and theIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)[5]
Qaouk was one of the top officers of Hezbollah inSouthern Lebanon, a region that has been a focal point in Hezbollah's confrontations.[3][5][4] He was a general and deputy head of the executive council, attesting to his influence in Hezbollah's political and military factions.[4][6]
On 22 October 2020, Qaouk was designated a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). This designation implies U.S. government sanctions against him due to alleged involvement in terrorism-related activities.[3][4]
During the2006 Lebanon War, Qaouk's offices inTyre were targeted by theIsraeli Air Force (IAF). This activity was part of the Israeli military's broader response to Hezbollah's armed provocations, including the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers and the launch of rockets into Israeli territory.[7]
Qaouk was married and had six children.[5] He was killed in an Israeli air strike in Beirut on 28 September 2024.[8][9][10]
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