Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon, is expected to be replaced by Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din.

Axar.az reports that referencing the Israeli newspaper “Yedioth Ahronoth,” Hashim Safi al-Din was born in 1964 into a prominent Shia family in Deir Qanun al-Nahr in southern Lebanon. He is the nephew of Hassan Nasrallah on his mother's side. He is considered a dangerous international terrorist and holds the position of head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, being regarded as the "second-in-command" of the movement.

In 2017, the U.S. State Department designated him as a terrorist.

Before returning to Lebanon, Hashim Safi al-Din studied theology with Nasrallah in Najaf (Iraq) and Qom (Iran). In 1995, he was appointed to the "Majlis al-Shura" (Consultative Council), Hezbollah's highest authority. He has also been appointed as the head of the "Jihad Council."

He is one of Hezbollah's three main leaders—the other two being Hassan Nasrallah, who has been targeted by Israeli forces, and Naim Qasim. In 2006, his candidacy was suggested as a potential successor to Hassan Nasrallah for the position of Secretary-General.

In June 2020, his son, Sayyid Rza Hashim Safi al-Din, married Zaynab Soleimani, the daughter of former Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani.