Nimr al-Nimr

Saudi Shia Sheikh in al-Awamiyah in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province
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Nimr al-Nimr

Summary

Nimr al-Nimr is a human[1]. His place of birth was Al-Awamiyah[2]. He was born on +1959-06-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Saudi Arabia[4]. He died on +2016-01-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a human rights defender[6] and Islamic jurist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month, #7,154 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Nimr al-Nimr was born in Al-Awamiyah[2].
  • Nimr al-Nimr died in Saudi Arabia[4].
  • Nimr al-Nimr was born on +1959-06-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Nimr al-Nimr died on +2016-01-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Nimr al-Nimr held citizenship in Saudi Arabia[9].
  • Arabic was Nimr al-Nimr's native language[10].
  • Nimr al-Nimr worked as a human rights defender[6].
  • Nimr al-Nimr worked as an Islamic jurist[7].
  • Nimr al-Nimr's field of work was Ja'fari School[11].
  • Nimr al-Nimr's religion is recorded as Shia Islam[12].
  • Nimr al-Nimr's religion is recorded as Islam[13].
  • Nimr al-Nimr's image is recorded as Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.jpg[14].
  • Nimr al-Nimr is recorded as male[15].
  • Nimr al-Nimr's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Nimr al-Nimr's Commons category is recorded as Nimr al-Nimr[17].
  • The cause of death was decapitation[18].
  • Nimr al-Nimr's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j45y56[19].
  • Nimr al-Nimr's official website is recorded as https://www.sknemer.com/[20].
  • Nimr al-Nimr's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nimr al-Nimr[21].
  • Nimr al-Nimr's relative is recorded as Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr[22].
  • Nimr al-Nimr's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[23].
  • Nimr al-Nimr's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[24].
  • Nimr al-Nimr's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'نمر النمر'}[25].
  • Nimr al-Nimr's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Al-Nimr-1[26].
  • Nimr al-Nimr's UK Parliament thesaurus ID is recorded as 417942[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Nimr al-Nimr's place of birth was Al-Awamiyah[2]. He was born on +1959-06-21T00:00:00Z[3]. Arabic was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include human rights defender[6] and Islamic jurist[7]. Nimr al-Nimr's field of work was Ja'fari School[11].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Shia Islam[12], an Islamic denomination[28] and Islam[13], a major religious group[29], founded in 0631[30].

Death and Burial

Nimr al-Nimr died on +2016-01-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Saudi Arabia[4]. The cause of death was decapitation[18].

Why It Matters

Nimr al-Nimr ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month, #7,154 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Nimr al-Nimr born?

Nimr al-Nimr's place of birth was Al-Awamiyah[2].

Where did Nimr al-Nimr die?

Nimr al-Nimr died in Saudi Arabia[4].

What did Nimr al-Nimr do for work?

Nimr al-Nimr worked as human rights defender[6] and Islamic jurist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . pantheon.world. Retrieved . pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . aljazeera.com. Retrieved . aljazeera.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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