Death of Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima

Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima
Ali Mushaima's body at the morgue
Born	علي عبدالهادي مشيمع 26 August 1989 Al Daih, Bahrain
Died	14 February 2011 (age 21) Al Daih
Cause of death	bird pellet gunshots
Resting place	Jidhafs
Residence	Al Daih
Nationality	Bahraini
Known for	being the first fatality of the Bahraini uprising (2011–present)
Parent(s)	Abdulhadi (Father) Mohammed Mushaima (Uncle)

Ali Abdulhadi Saleh Jafar Mushaima (Arabic: علي عبدالهادي صالح جعفر مشيمع‎‎) (26 August 1989 – 14 February 2011) was a 21-year-old Bahraini who on Monday 14 February 2011, the "Bahraini Day of Rage", became the first fatality of the Bahraini Uprising. He died on his way to hospital from injuries he received when he was hit in the back by birdshot pellets fired from close range (two to five meters) by security forces (riot police) during the Bahraini uprising (2011–present). According to Nabeel Rajab, head of Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, Mushaima was participating in a protest in Al Daih, in Manama's outskirt, when he was shot.

In a rare televised speech the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, announced that the deaths of Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima and Fadhel Al-Matrook would be investigated.Bahrain's Interior Minister said that legal steps would be taken if the use of the weapon had been unwarranted.

Details of the investigation were disclosed in the report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry, established by King Hamad to look into events in the Bahraini uprising. The investigation failed to identify any culprits in the killing of Mushaima. The Commission concluded that Mushaima's death resulted from the "use of excessive force by police officers," and "that there was no justification for the use of lethal force."

As part of a string of protests that occurred across the Arab World following the self-immolation and eventual death of Mohammed Bouazizi in Tunisia, the mostly Shia population of Bahrain took to the streets demanding greater freedoms.Al Jazeera reported that a protest was planned for 14 February, just a few months after the controversial 2010 election.