Born: 1953;

Place of Birth: Kafr Fila, Lebanon;

Gender: Male;

Address: Lebanon;

Known also as: Naim Kassem; Naim Qassem.

Activities:

Qasim is the Deputy Secretary General of Hizballah, which he joined in the early 1980s. Before ascending to his current position, he served as the Deputy President of the Executive Council.

He has stated that Hizballah does not separate its military and political wings. Specifically, he has said that Hizballah “has one single leadership, and its name is the Decision Making Shura Council. It manages the political activity, the jihad activity, the cultural activity, and the social activities.”