Wissam al-Hassan
Wissam Adnan al-Hassan ( Arabic وسام عدنان الحسن, DMG Wissām ʿAdnān al-Ḥasan ; * April 11, 1965 in Btouratige , North Lebanon ; † October 19, 2012 in Beirut ) was a Lebanese brigadier general and chief of intelligence .
Life
Al-Hassan grew up in a Sunni family in northern Lebanon. His wife and two children lived in France.
On October 19, 2012, he was murdered by a car bomb in Beirut.
Military career
From 2001, Al-Hassan was the chief security officer of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri , who was murdered in an explosives attack in 2005 .
In 2006 he was promoted to head of the Lebanese secret service by his son Saad Hariri .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dead and dozens injured in bomb attack in Beirut. FAZ, October 19, 2012, accessed on October 21, 2012 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hassan, Wissam al- |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hassan, Wissam Adnan al |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese brigadier general and chief of intelligence |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Btouratige , North Lebanon |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th October 2012 |
| Place of death | Beirut |