Watch: Late Mohammad Ali praying behind new Hezbollah Chief goes viral

The video of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali praying behind new Hezbollah Chief Sheikh Naim Qassem went viral on social media.

In the video, Sheikh Naim Qassem can be seen leading the prayers with late Muhammad Ali in attendance.

 

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It is worth mention here that Hezbollah announced deputy head Naim Qassem as the chief of the group and successor of Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, who was martyred in an Israeli air attack on Beirut in September.

Hezbollah’s (governing) Shura Council announced Sheikh Naim Qassem as secretary general of Hezbollah.”

Qassem has been one of the most visible faces of Hezbollah in recent years, even after Nasrallah went underground after the group’s 2006 war with Israel.

Qassem was appointed deputy chief in 1991 by then-secretary general Abbas al-Musawi, who was martyred by an Israeli helicopter attack the following year.

Qassem remained in his role when Nasrallah became leader, and has long been one of Hezbollah’s leading spokesmen.

Qassem’s televised address on Oct 8 was his second since hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah intensified in September.