Muhammad Saad al-Beshi
Muhammad Saad al-Beshi | |
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محمد سعد البيشي | |
Born | 1961 (age 60–61) |
Nationality | Saudi Arabia |
Occupation | Executioner |
Years active | 1998–present |
Children | 7 |
Muhammad Saad al-Beshi (Arabic: محمد سعد البيشي; born 1961) has been an executioner for the government of Saudi Arabia since 1998. He has been described as "Saudi Arabia's leading executioner".[1] Beshi claims to have executed ten people in one day.[2]
Al-Beshi performs executions by decapitation, using a sword, and occasionally uses a firearm. Al-Beshi also performs amputations of limbs when required under Saudi Arabia's sharia law.[1]
Beshi is married and is the father of seven children.[1] He has been known to allow his children to help clean his sword.[2]
Notes[]
- ^ a b c Mahmoud Ahmad, "Kingdom’s Leading Executioner Says: ‘I Lead a Normal Life’", Arab News, 5 June 2003.
- ^ a b https://abcnews.go.com/US/saudi-arabias-beheading-nanny-strict-procedures/story?id=18182757 Abcnews.go.com
Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Saudi Arabian executioners
- Saudi Arabian Muslims
- Swordfighters