What is Nimr al-Nimr?
{{Infobox person | name = Nimr Baqr al-Nimr | image = | caption = Protest in Tehran against execution of Nimr al-Nimr. | native_name = نمر باقر النمر; | other_names = Sheikh Nimr | birth_date = 1959 | death_date = 2 January 2016 | title = [[Human rights]] [[activist]] }} '''Nimr Baqr al-Nimr''' ({{Lang-ar|نمر باقر النمر}}&lrm;; 1959 &ndash; 2 January 2016), better known as '''Sheikh Nimr''', was a [[Saudi]] [[Shia Islam|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 [[Death penalty|sentenced to death]] in October 2014. == 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35213244|title=Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr: Saudi Arabia executes top Shia cleric|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2 January 2016|access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nimr, Nimr}} [[Category:1959 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:South Korean human rights activists]] [[Category:Saudi Arabian Muslims]] [[Category:People executed by decapitation]] [[Category:Islamic religious leaders]]