The funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, the third Secretary-General of Hezbollah, was held on 23 February 2025 at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon. Nasrallah was buried five months after he was assassinated by an Israeli airstrike on his bunker in Haret Hreik on 27 September 2024. The funeral also honoured Hashem Safieddine, who served as the de facto leader of Hezbollah following Nasrallah's death, before he, too, was assassinated by Israel on 3 October 2024. The Associated Press called the funeral the largest in Lebanon in two decades.
During the September 2024 Lebanon strikes, Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the headquarters of Hezbollah in Haret Hreik, Beirut on 27 September 2024. Nasrallah was temporarily buried in a secret location until the funeral, during which he was interred in a designated plot on Beirut's airport road, while Hashem Safieddine was buried in his hometown of Deir Qanoun al-Nahr.
Nasrallah was succeeded by his deputy Naim Qassem.
Preparations for Nasrallah's funeral took several months. Al-Manar reported that a supreme committee, divided into ten sub-committees, was responsible for the ceremony. The abandoned Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium was chosen to be the place of the event. According to reports, hundreds of thousands of people attended the mass funeral with "pictures of Nasrallah and Hezbollah flags". Representatives from 79 countries participated. The event garnered widespread media coverage, with both local and international news agencies providing extensive reporting. Between 450,000 and 1.4 million mourners attended the funeral.
During the funeral, Israeli F-15 and F-35 jets flew over the stadium.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam designated Labor Minister Mohammad Haidar to represent him at the funeral, while parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri represented president Joseph Aoun. Other prominent Lebanese politicians that participated included Marada Movement leader Suleiman Franjieh, former president Emile Lahoud, and head of the Lebanese Democratic Party Talal Arslan.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was part of a high-ranking Iranian delegation attending the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah. He condemned Israel for deploying its fighter jets at low altitudes over the Lebanese capital, Beirut, describing the action as a "terrorist act". Iranian Shura Council Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf attended and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, represented the Iranian president.
Large delegations from Axis of Resistance groups such as the Houthis and the Popular Mobilization Forces including its leader Falih al Fayyadh attended the funeral.
Estimates of the number of attendees varied from 1.4 million people (The Lebanese National News Agency) to 450,000 (an anonymous Lebanese official told the Associated Press).
Jackson Hinkle and Haz Al-Din of the American Communist Party, an offshoot of the Communist Party USA, attended the funeral.
According to the United States Department of Homeland Security, professor Rasha Alawieh of Brown University traveled to Lebanon to attend the funeral. She was denied re-entry into the US, and despite having a H-1B visa and a court order temporarily blocking her explusion, she was deported as part of Trump-policy activist deportations.
The funeral took place at Beirut Sports City from 09:00 through 17:30 EET (UTC+2). Events included a funeral procession through Beirut, a memorial service at Hezbollah headquarters, speeches from political and religious figures, and a funeral prayer at a main mosque. The coffins were transported via Beirut's old and new airport roads under heightened security measures, including road closures and increased deployment of Lebanese security forces and Hezbollah personnel.
A higher committee for ceremonies comprises multiple subcommittees organizing security, field logistics, and international relations. Over 20,000 personnel are involved in coordinating the event. The media committee, led by Sheikh Nasser Akhdar, has ensured unprecedented media coverage, including:
The funeral attracted unprecedented media attention, particularly among Hezbollah supporters, who adopted the slogan "We are committed to the covenant." Many expressed the desire for Nasrallah's resting place to become a shrine. Meanwhile, Hezbollah's political opposition in the Lebanese Forces argued that his burial represented a symbolic end for Hezbollah, given the party's recent military and political struggles.
Several dozen American protestors held a funeral for Nasrallah in New York City, and were met with counter-protestors.
Air France and Emirates announced a preliminary cancellation of flights to Lebanon on the day of the funeral due to security concerns and potential disruptions in Beirut.