| Shahla Jahed | |
| Birth Name: | Khadijeh Shahla Jahed |
| Birth Date: | 1969 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran |
| Death Place: | Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality: | Iranian |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
Khadijeh Shahla Jahed (10 May 1969 – 1 December 2010) was an Iranian nurse[1] who was sentenced to death for her involvement in the murder of her boyfriend's wife. She was hanged on 1 December 2010, being the 146th person to be executed in Iran in that year.
Jahed had been living with Nasser Mohammadkhani, an Iranian footballer[2] becoming his mistress in a temporary marriage. Jahed was arrested and charged for the 9 October 2002 murder of Laleh Saharkhizan, Mohammadkhani's wife.[3] Mohammadkhani was in Germany when the killing happened, but it emerged later that he was "temporarily married" to Jahed, a practice allowed under Shia Islam.
Jahed was tried and sentenced to death in June 2004. The footballer Mohammadkhani first faced charges of adultery. These were later dropped,[2] and he was sentenced to 74 lashes for taking drugs after the court heard he had smoked opium with Jahed.[3]
International human rights groups had campaigned for her release as she had already been jailed for more than eight years. One day prior to the execution, Amnesty International made a last-minute appeal for the execution to be halted, saying Jahed had not received a fair trial. Iranian courts halted the execution of Shahla Jahed when the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani became public.
Jahed was executed on 1 December 2010 at 5am local time at the Evin Prison, north of Tehran.[4] [2] The victim's brother was allowed to pull the stool from under her feet.[4]