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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Nimr al-Nimr

1959 - 2016

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Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr (Arabic: نمر باقر النمر, romanized: Nimr Bāqir an-Nimr, Bakir al-Nimr, al-Nemr, al-Namr, al-Nimer, al-Nemer, al-Namer; June 21, 1959 – January 2, 2016), commonly referred to as Sheikh Nimr, was a Shia sheikh from Al-Awamiyah in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province whose arrest and execution was widely condemned, including by governments and human rights organizations.He was popular among youth and critical of the Saudi Arabian government, calling for free elections in Saudi Arabia. He was arrested by Saudi authorities in 2006, at which time al-Nimr said he was beaten by the Mabahith. In 2009, he criticised Saudi authorities and suggested that if Saudi Shia rights were not respected, the Eastern Province should secede. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nimr al-Nimr has received more than 1,103,631 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Nimr al-Nimr is the 267th most popular social activist (down from 263rd in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 139th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Saudi Arabian Social Activist.

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  • 51

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Nimr al-Nimr ranks 267 out of 538Before him are Robert Catesby, Joe Hill, Jesse Jackson, Charles Boycott, Camilo Torres Restrepo, and Clara Barton. After him are Viktors Arājs, M. N. Roy, Baba Amte, Eunus, Leymah Gbowee, and Joseph von Sonnenfels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Nimr al-Nimr ranks 87Before him are Linda Blair, Lee Haney, Matthew Modine, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Alan Wilder, and Laura Chinchilla. After him are Filipe Nyusi, Luis Fernández, Robert Smith, Saïd Aouita, Rebecca De Mornay, and "Weird Al" Yankovic. Among people deceased in 2016, Nimr al-Nimr ranks 156Before him are Chus Lampreave, Trifon Ivanov, Péter Esterházy, Rudi Altig, Götz George, and Arnold Palmer. After him are Abe Vigoda, Gregorio Conrado Álvarez, Arthur Hiller, Roger Y. Tsien, Ilse Aichinger, and Mahasweta Devi.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Nimr al-Nimr ranks 146 out of 251Before him are 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956), Muhammad bin Nayef (1959), Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud (1944), Mohammad bin Salman (1985), and Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud (1721). After him are Shaykh Ahmad (1753), Al-Khayzuran (701), Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1940), Saad Hariri (1970), Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960), and Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud (1949).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Saudi Arabia

Among social activists born in Saudi Arabia, Nimr al-Nimr ranks 2Before him are Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622). After him are Loujain al-Hathloul (1989) and Samar Badawi (1981).