Wissam el hassan biography definition

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Wissam (Arabic: وسام) is a given name. People with the name include:

• Wissam Ben Bahri, paralympic athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category F20 long jumpand high jump events
• Wissam Barakah (born 1975), Founder of House of Om, Energy Healing, Hypnosis & Life Coaching, Tantra, Yoga & Meditation Teacher
• Wissam El Bekri (born 1984), French-Tunisian football defender
• Wissam Constantin (born 1986), the first deaf person to graduate from a university in Lebanon and the Middle East
• Wissam Gassid (born 1981), Iraqi goalkeeper
• Wissam S. al-Hashimi (1942-2005), Iraqi geologist born in Baghdad
• Wissam al-Hassan (1965–2012), brigadier general at the Lebanese Internal Security Forces, head of its intelligence-oriented information branch
• Wissam Hosni (born 1985), Tunisian long-distance runner
• Wissam Joubran (born 1983), composer, oud (an Arabic lute) virtuoso, and master lute maker
• Wissam Kadhim (born 1986), Iraqi foot

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  PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — The target of last Friday’s massive bil bomb on a quiet side street of Beirut was a puzzling candidate for assassination.

  True, Wissam al-Hassan was one of Lebanon’s most important security chiefs, the head of the powerful kunskap Branch of the Internal Security Forces (I.S.F.) and a major figure in the murky world of Lebanese intelligence. But unlike most other assassination targets over the past sju years, he was not a politician.

  Lebanese security chiefs survive bygd making themselves valuable to many different parties. While Hassan was known for his close ties to former Prime Minister Saad Hariri and the Western-backed anti-Syrian political coalition known as the March 14th movement, he was also skilled at navigating the treacherous terräng between Beirut and Damascus. If in death he has become another totem in March 14th’s macabre pantheon of assassinated public figures, in life he was more complex, a key node within

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Benghazi  2 min How I and Benghazi’s port grew up and changed together

For over two decades, Wissam Hassan Al-Kawafi has forged an unbreakable bond with the Port of Benghazi—a place that has become his second home. Each morning at 7 a.m., he is greeted by familiar faces and the rhythmic sounds of the bustling port, where he oversees the ebb and flow of maritime life. From the chaos of past battles to the quiet moments of reflection, his journey has been filled with both triumph and trauma. Wissam shares intimate stories and profound transformations that have shaped his connection to this vibrant hub of life and commerce, revealing the heart of a place often overlooked yet rich with memories and meaning.

Hendia Alashepy, Wissam  Hassan Al-Kawafi

It’s a home away from home. More than 20 years of fostering and building this relationship has made Benghazi’s port a second home for me, and I’m lucky to say that after so many years, we’re not tired of one anot