Sadegh Khalkhali | |
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| Head of Islamic Revolutionary Court | |
| In office 24 February 1979 – 1 March 1980 | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Succeeded by | Hossein Mousavi Tabrizi |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 28 May 1980 – 28 May 1992 | |
| Constituency | Qom |
| Majority | 106,647 (54.8%) |
| Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
| In office 15 August 1983 – 21 February 1991 | |
| Constituency | Tehran Province[1] |
| Majority | 1,048,284 (32.87%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammed-Sadeq Sadeqi Givi 27 July 1926 Givi, Khalkhal, Ardabil Province, Iran |
| Died | 26 November 2003 (aged 77) Tehran, Iran |
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| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
| Occupation | Judge; Executioner |
| Nickname | Hanging Judge[2] |
Mohammed Sadeq Givi Khalkhali (Persian: محمدصادق گیوی خلخالی; 27 July 1926 – 26 November 2003)[3] was an Iranian Shia cleric who is said to have "brought to his job as Chief Justice of the revolutionary courts a relish for summary execution" that earned him a reputation as Iran's "hanging judge".[4][5][6] A farmer's son from Iranian Azeri origins was born in Givi, Azerbaijani SSR, in the Soviet Union (now in Azerbaijan).[7] He is also reported to have born in Kivi, in the Khalkhal County, Iran (ergo his name).[8] Khalkhali has been described as "a small, rotund man with a pointed beard, kindly smile, and a high-pitched giggle" by The Daily Telegraph.[4]
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- ^ Sadegh Khalkhali The Guardian website
- ^ a b Ayatollah Sadegh Khalkhali The Daily Telegraph 28 November 2003
- ^ Erdbrink, Thomas (3 May 2018). "A Mummy Turned Up in Iran. Could It Be the Former Shah?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Iranian 'Hanging Judge' Dies at 77". AP NEWS. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Sadeq Khalkhali (Iranian judge) - Encyclopædia Britannica". Britannica.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ Ayatollah Sadeq Khalkhali. Obituary in The Guardian, 1 December 2003 [1]