Mikhlif Alshammari
Mikhlif Alshammari (; born 21 February 1955) is a Sunni writer and human rights defender. He was sanctioned on several occasions by the Saudi government for his pro-Shia sympathy. He was born in Baq'a, Ha'il.

Education 
He holds a BBA in Business Administration from Armstrong College (California), Berkeley, California, United States 1987. SPM 2003.

Work experience 
Mikhlif Alshammari was one of the leaders of the Shammar tribe.
He was a writer and critic for several Saudi newspapers. After being banned from writing, he continued to publish his articles on the internet.

He was well known as a human rights defender and advocate of reforming democracy. Also, he was one of the promoters to unite the Sunni with the Shiites under one umbrella. He was trusted by international organizations like by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Council, Front Line Defenders, Amnesty International and ALKarama HR Org. He was self-employed as a director of his own contracting company "DAHAMCO".

In 2007, Mr. Alshammari’s company went bankrupt as a result of his arrest without charge by the General Investigation in Dammam.
After he was released from that arbitrary detention and tasted the injustice, he changed his career totally. He became a human rights defender and worked a full-time human right defender to help oppressed people, men and women, Saudis and non-Saudis at all levels.

Due to his activities and his writings, Alshammari was detained three times in four years. The last arrest took place on 15 June 2010, accused of "annoying others."

In 2013, he was sentenced to five years in prison for exposing human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia.

In 2015, he was sentenced to two years in prison and 200 lashes for "associating with Shia Muslims".

Activities 
 Founder of Environment's Friends organization in the Eastern Province.
 Founder and Chairman of Shammar Tribe Board in the Eastern Province.
 Was invited as an independents activist by the High Commissioner to the United Nations to report on the status of women in Saudi Arabia.
 Attended several human rights training workshops.
 Arranged and participated in the first Friday prayer between Shiites and Sunnis in Qatif area.
 Worked to resolve many family and tribal disputes including the revenge disputes.

Memberships 
 Member and collaborator with the Saudi Human Rights Commission (until his latest arrest)
 An active member of the National Family Safety Program, Riyadh
 Member of WHO's WHO OF professional international
 Member of the Saudi Management Association
 Member of the Saudi Cancer Society

Awards 
 Shield trophy from the Forum Dialogue between different Cultures
 Shield trophy of trust from "Shammar" Tribe

References

External links
 Mikhlif D Al-shammari's account on Facebook

1955 births
2016 deaths
Possibly living people
Saudi Arabian human rights activists
People from Ha'il
Shia–Sunni relations