With his high-level personal connections with Iran and within Hezbollah, and the status of his father, Mughniyeh was known as "the prince" in Hezbollah, and many expected him to quickly rise within the organization to a position similar to that of his father.
مع اتصالاته الشخصية الرفيعة المستوى مع إيران وداخل حزب الله، ووضع والده، كان مغنية يعرف باسم "الأمير" في حزب الله، وكان الكثيرون يتوقعون منه أن يرتفع بسرعة داخل المنظمة إلى وضع مماثل لوضع والده.