Quick Info
| Profession | Nurse |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 01/01/1989 |
| Age | 37 years |
| Birthplace | Kollengode, Palakkad, Kerala, India |
Latest News about Nimisha Priya
21/07/2025
Nimisha Priya's execution was deferred following diplomatic efforts by India, though her death sentence remains upheld. The case is complicated by Yemen's civil war and absence of diplomatic relations between India and the Houthi regime controlling Sana'a, where she is imprisoned. Her family continues seeking pardon from the victim's family via blood money payments.
15/07/2025
Nimisha Priya faced a scheduled execution date of July 16, 2025, in Yemen for the 2017 murder of her business partner Talal Abdo Mahdi, whom she accused of years of abuse, passport confiscation, and exploitation. Her family, activists, and Indian diplomatic efforts intensified to seek a pardon from Mahdi's family through blood money under Sharia law. The execution was ultimately deferred amid ongoing negotiations complicated by Yemen's civil war and lack of ties between India and the Houthi-controlled region.
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Bio/Wiki
| Nimisha Priya is an Indian nurse from Kollengode in Palakkad district, Kerala, who moved to Yemen in 2008 to pursue a nursing career. She worked in government hospitals in Sana'a and later aspired to establish her own clinic. In 2015, she partnered with Yemeni national Talal Abdo Mahdi to open a clinic, as Yemeni law required foreign medical practitioners to have a local partner. According to her account, Mahdi subjected her to years of physical abuse, financial exploitation, and threats, forged documents to claim marriage with her, and confiscated her passport to keep her dependent on him. In 2017, while attempting to sedate Mahdi to recover her passport and flee Yemen, she administered a lethal dose of sedatives that caused his death. With the help of a local woman named Hanan, she dismembered the body and disposed of it in a water tank. She was convicted of murder in 2020, and her death sentence was upheld by Yemen's Supreme Judicial Council in November 2023. |
Physical Stats & More
| Eye Color | Black |
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| Hair Color | Black |
Personal Life
| Religion | Christianity |
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| Ethnicity | Malayali |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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Family
| Father | Daily wage labourer |
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| Mother | Premakumari (Daily wage labourer) |
| Spouse | Tommy Thomas (Autorickshaw driver) |
| Children | Daughter - Michelle Tomy Thomas |
Career
| Worked as a nurse in government hospitals in Sana'a, Yemen from 2008 onwards | |
| Worked in multiple private clinics in Yemen over several years | |
| Co-founded a health clinic in Sana'a with Talal Abdo Mahdi in 2015 |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse, had her death sentence confirmed by Yemen's Supreme Court in 2023 for killing Talal Abdo Mahdi by injecting him with anesthetic and dismembering his body. | |
| 2. After finishing her education in Kerala, India, Nimisha Priya moved to Yemen and worked as a nurse in various hospitals. | |
| 3. Nimisha's husband, Tomy Thomas, shifted to Yemen to work at a petrol pump while she continued her nursing job after their marriage. | |
| 4. Financial difficulties forced Thomas to return to Kerala with their daughter in 2014, leading Nimisha to stay in Yemen. | |
| 5. Nimisha and Thomas attempted to open a clinic in 2015 but faced challenges since they needed a Yemeni reference for the license. | |
| 6. Talal Abdo Mahdi, a clothing shop owner, assisted Nimisha initially, but later began extorting money from her clinic, claiming to be her husband to staff. | |
| 7. Allegedly, Mahdi harassed Nimisha, spread lies about marrying her, and resorted to physical violence, forcing her into a tumultuous situation. | |
| 8. When Nimisha tried to seek help, legal matters ensued, and she was imprisoned briefly in 2016 due to a fabricated marriage certificate presented by Mahdi in court. | |
| 9. Nimisha recounted instances of Mahdi's coercion, violence, and control over her, which impacted her mental and physical well-being during her time in Yemen. | |
| 10. Mahdi's exploitation extended to taking control of the clinic's shares, equipment, and vehicles, causing further distress to Nimisha and Thomas. | |
| 11. To seek an escape, Nimisha attempted to sedate Mahdi, but the plan failed due to his alleged drug addiction, resulting in a fatal incident in 2017. | |
| 12. Following Mahdi's death, Nimisha and a colleague disposed of his body, leading to their arrest in August 2017 after the body parts were discovered in a water tank. | |
| 13. Nimisha received a death sentence in 2020, which was upheld in 2022, with a chance of avoiding execution if Mahdi's family pardoned her. | |
| 14. Her plea for acquittal was rejected in November 2023 by Yemen's Supreme Court, despite concerns of inadequate legal support during her trial. | |
| 15. Efforts were made by organizations and individuals, such as the Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council and Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam, to support Nimisha's case and urge for intervention. | |
| 16. Nimisha's husband, Tommy Thomas, shifted to Yemen to work at a petrol pump while she continued her nursing job after their marriage. |