Nimr al-Nimr

Nimr Baqr al-Nimr (Arabic: نمر باقر النمر‎‎; 1959 – 2 January 2016), better known as Sheikh Nimr, was a Saudi Shia Sheikh and human rights activist. He was a Sheikh from around 2008 until his death. He was one of the best known Shia clerics in Saudi Arabia. In July 2012, he was arrested by Saudi police and shot in the leg. He was put on trial for terrorism charges and sentenced to death in October 2014.

Nimr Baqr al-Nimr
نمر باقر النمر‎‎‎;
Born	1959
Died	2 January 2016
Other names	Sheikh Nimr
Title	Human rights activist

Early life and education

Al-Nimr was born in Al-Awamiyah, Qatif. He studied for about ten years in Tehran, Iran and also studied in Syria.

Death

Al-Nimr was among the prisoners killed by beheading in a mass execution on 2 January 2016. He was 56.