Saudi Arabia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- absolute monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- Sharia applies; a fundamental law establishing the rights and responsibilities of the government was introduced in 1992
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Sharia law but some secular norms have been introduced
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- Advisory Council, appointed by the king for 4 years
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Council of Justice
RELIGIONS
100% Muslims
From the country
FEBRUARY 20, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYYemeni citizen beheaded in Jazan
20 February 2018: Mohammed Saleh al-Harthi executed for murder
- FEBRUARY 14, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A bidoon executed for murder
14 February 2018: Saeed al-Mohri, a bidoon, was beheaded for murder.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Jordan executed for drug
13 February 2018: Abdullah bin Ayed bin Suleiman al-Hawit, a Jordan citizen, was beheaded, for smuggling amphetamines.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani citizen beheaded in Mecca
12 February 2018: Shawkat Dawood Khan executed for smuggling heroin
FEBRUARY 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES FOUR PAKISTANIS FOR MURDER, RAPE
Saudi Arabia executed four Pakistani men convicted of raping and murdering a woman and raping her teenage son, the interior ministry said.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Jordan executed for drug
7 February 2018: Samir Abdulqader Nuseirat, a Jordan citizen, was beheaded for smuggling amphetamines.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Nigerian executed for drug
6 February 2018: Adam Muhammad Idris, a Nigerian citizen, was beheaded for smuggling cocaine.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
4 February 2018: Nayef bin Maayu bin Abdullah al-Husni, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
1 February 2018: Mohammed Kamal Hamidul, a Pakistani citizen, was beheaded for smuggling heroin.
- JANUARY 31, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
31 January 2018: Hadi bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qahtani, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder
- JANUARY 29, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
28 January 2018: a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder in Taef.
- JANUARY 27, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Nigerian executed for drug
27 January 2018: two Nigerians have been executed in Saudi Arabia over allegation of drug-related offences. The two were Ibrahim Ciroma and Maimidu Issah, who hail from Northern Nigeria.