Mohsen al-Sukkari (Arabic: محسن السكري), is an Egyptian former police officer who, on 28 July 2008 murdered the well-known Lebanese artist Suzanne Tamim in Dubai, UAE on orders of Egyptian business tycoon and member of the Egyptian Parliament Hisham Talaat Moustafa in return for $2 million paid by Moustafa, according to statements made by the murderer to the investigators in Cairo.
Moustafa on the other hand was found guilty of involvement in the murder through "incitement, agreement and assistance.".
Egypt's Grand Mufti Sheikh Ali Goma'a upheld the verdict: "The court found no reason to have mercy on the defendants and decided to execute them unanimously.
"[2] An appeal was filed the day before the 25 August 2008 deadline[3] and a hearing was held on 4 February 2010, and the case was postponed to 4 March 2010.
According to a judicial source Mr Sukkari was also sentenced to three extra years in jail for possession of an illegal weapon.