Suleiman Saadi
| Suleiman Saadi | |
|---|---|
| سليمان السعدي | |
| Saudi Arabian Jurist | |
 Suleiman Saadi in 2021 | |
| Judge of the Municipal Court of Al-Jafr | |
| In Office | 16 Jan 2027 - Present |
| Emir | Abdullah Ashgar |
| Chief Judge | Rayan Al-Harbi |
| Preceded by | Omar Abbas |
| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
| Vice Mayor of Madinat Al-Jafr | |
| In Office | 8 Aug 2023 - 16 Jan 2027 |
| Mayor | Ahmed Ajam (2023 - 2026) Mansour Al-Shahrani (2026 - 2027) |
| Preceded by | Mansour Al-Shahrani |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Al-Omari |
| Personal Information | |
| Born | 6 August 1980 (age 54) Al Teraibel, Eastern Province Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality |  Saudi Arabia |
| Religion | Islam |
| Education | Jeddah College of Law (LLB) |
| Spouse | Maha Saqqaf (m. 2004, div. 2012) Noura Abbas al-Faisal (m. 2010) Tahira Khalil (m. 2017) Aisha Salem al-Zahrani (m. 2028) |
| Consorts | Farida Benjelloun Emily Barton-James Siti Zahirah Makiah |
| Issue | Bashar bin Suleiman Saadi (b. 2006) Marwan bin Suleiman Saadi (b. 2009) Halima Saadi (b. 2011) Soraya Saadi (b. 2013) Khadir Saadi (b. 2015) Leila Noura Saadi (b. 2016) Omar Abdullah Saadi (b. 2018) Farhana Saadi (b. 2021) Khaled Mohamed Saadi (b. 2025) Bashar Mohamed Saadi (b. 2030) Mansour Mohamed Saadi (b. 2032) |
This person is an official of the municipal government of Madinat Al-Jafr, a village in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed Suleiman Saadi (Arabic: محمد سليمان السعدي, born 6 August 1980), is a Saudi Arabian jurist, government official and former attorney who has served as a Judge of the Municipal Court of Al-Jafr since 16 January 2027. He is qualified in Sha'aria law as well as English common law, and is generally regarded as a hardline conservative. Prior to assuming his judicial appointment, he served as the Vice Mayor of Madinat Al-Jafr from August 2023 to January 2027. He was previously a lawyer in private practice.
Saadi has been criticized for applying the law selectively to favor his friends and allies, while denying due process to certain defendants. In particular, he has been accused of bias in favor of Altar Group, the world's largest adult entertainment company, which owns and operates several facilities within his jurisdiction.
In particular, it has been alleged by various critics that Saadi unfairly applies Sha'aria labor laws, using archaic interpretations of the kefala (sponsorship) system to justify punishment of judgment debtors by committing them to indentured servitude.
In July 2032, he was accused by British nonprofit organization Ethical Press of being a "corporate stooge" who served as "nothing more than a rubber stamp for his paymasters". He has categorically denied these allegations, and has imprisoned a number of his critics for criminal libel, including human rights activists Conrad Dumon and Sandra Markinson.
"Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province is a lawless place. There are many local judges there who are corrupt, but Judge Saadi is one of the worst. He is shamelessly biased in favor of his allies at Altar Group and other large companies, essentially aiding and abetting human trafficking on an industrial scale.
Meanwhile, he thinks nothing of silencing his critics by sentencing them to lengthy imprisonment terms simply because of his sensitive ego. This man is a quite simply a local warlord who reigns over his fiefdom with tyranny."
Conrad DumonDirector, Ethical Press
8 July 2032
In October 2032, Saadi was awarded the designation of Hero of Hajar by Prince Khairullah bin Ahmed bin Saud al-Saud, the Governor of Eastern Province. During the ceremony, Prince Khairullah praised Saadi as being an "intellectual giant", a "pre-eminent legal mind", and a "tireless crusader for justice in the community". In December 2032, Saadi was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University in honor of his "immense courage in standing up to foreign imperialist attempts to meddle in Saudi Arabia's domestic affairs".
In August 2033, Wealth Arabia estimated that Saadi had a net worth of $135 million, including a large family compound in Al-Hofuf, where he lives with his three wives and three Consorts. In addition, Saadi also owns luxury condominium apartments in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam, and a beachfront villa on Farasan Island.
As a result of the Princess Papers leak in 2023, it was revealed that Saadi's wives, Noura Abbas al-Faisal and Tahira Khalil, own multiple properties in Europe.