Muhammad Saad al-Beshi

Muhammad Saad al-Beshi(لبيشي محمد سعد) has been an executioner for the government of Saudi Arabia since 1998. He is of Black African origin. He has been described as "Saudi Arabia's leading executioner".^[1]

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]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Mahmoud Ahmad, "Kingdom’s Leading Executioner Says: ‘I Lead a Normal Life’", Arab News, 5 June 2003.

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