Mohammed Sadeq Givi Khalkhali (27 July 1926 – 26 November 2003) (Persian: Sādeq Xalxāli) was a Shia cleric of the Islamic Republic of Iran 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". A farmer's son from Iranian Azeri origins was born in Givi, Azerbaijani S.S.R., U.S.S.R. [now in Azerbaijan]. He is also reported to have born in Kivi, Khalkhal, in the Khalkhal County, Iran (ergo his name). Khalkhali has been described as "a small, rotund man with a pointed beard, kindly smile, and a high-pitched giggle."
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27 July 1926 Givi, Khalkhal, Ardabil Province, Iran
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Died |
26 November 2003 (aged 77) Tehran, Iran
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Zodiac | Leo |
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