Muhammad Qabalan
Born: 1969;
Country: Lebanon;
Nationality: Lebanese;
Known also as: Hassan al-Ghul; Muhammad Qablan
Activities:
Hizballah terrorist cell leader Muhammad Qabalan (Qabalan) once served as the head of a Hizballah infantry platoon.
In 2008, Qabalan, as a leader in Hizballah’s Unit 1800, was serving as the Lebanon-based head of the Hizballah Egypt-based terrorist cell targeting tourist destinations in Egypt and was coordinating the cell’s activities from Lebanon.
In April 2010, an Egyptian court sentenced Qabalan in absentia to life imprisonment for his involvement in the cell, which was subordinate to Hizballah’s Unit 1800.
As of late 2011, Qabalan worked in a separate Hizballah covert unit operating in the Middle East.