Mohammed Sadeq Givi Khalkhali (27 July 1926 – 26 November 2003) Azerbaijani: Sadıq Xəlxali)
was a hardline 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".
