Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc


The Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc is the political wing of Hezbollah in the Lebanese parliament. Along with Amal, the party dominates the March 8 Alliance and since 2012 has held two seats in the Lebanese cabinet. The party is currently led by Hezbollah member and prominent Shi'a politician Mohammad Raad.

Historical membership

Affiliated MPs

2009 election

The Bloc won 13 of the 128 seats in the 2009 general election:
NameParty/BlocDistrictReligionNotes
HezbollahBaabdaShiaNephew of Mahmoud Ammar
Bilal Farhat HezbollahBaabdaShia
Mohammad Fneish HezbollahTyreShiaCabinet member - Minister of Sports and Youth
Nawwaf Moussawi HezbollahTyreShia
Hassan Fadlallah HezbollahBint JbeilShia
Mohammad Raad HezbollahNabatiehShia
Ali Fayyad HezbollahHasbaya/MarjeyounShia
Hussein Moussawi HezbollahBaalbeck/HermilShia
Hussein el Hage Hassan HezbollahBaalbeck/HermilShiaCabinet member - Minister of Industry
Nawwar el Sahili HezbollahBaalbeck/HermilShia
Ali Mekdad HezbollahBaalbeck/HermilShia
Elwalid Succariyeh HezbollahBaalbeck/HermilSunni
Kamel al-Rifai HezbollahBaalbeck/HermilSunni

2018 election

The Bloc again won 13 of the 128 seats in the 2018 general election:
NameParty/BlocDistrictReligionNotes
HezbollahBaabdaShiaNephew of Mahmoud Ammar
Amin Sharri HezbollahBeirut IIShia
Nawwaf Moussawi HezbollahTyre/ZahraniShia
Hussein Jashi HezbollahTyre/ZahraniShia
Hassan Fadlallah HezbollahBint JbeilShia
Mohammad Raad HezbollahNabatiehShia
Ali Fayyad HezbollahHasbaya/MarjeyounShia
Anwar Jomma HezbollahZahleShia
Hussein el Hage Hassan HezbollahBaalbeck/HermilShia
Ibrahim Mousawi HezbollahBaalbeck/HermilShia
Ali Mekdad HezbollahBaalbeck/HermilShia
Elwalid Succariyeh HezbollahBaalbeck/HermilSunni
Ihab Hamadeh HezbollahBaalbeck/HermilShia