Editing Mazher Mahmood (section)

{{Villain Infobox
|Image = Fake sheikh.jpg
|fullname = Mazher Mahmood
|alias = The Fake Sheikh<br>The King of the Sting<br>Sam Fernando<br>Mohammed Al-Kareen
|origin = Birmingham, United Kingdom
|occupation = Undercover journalist
|skills = Disguise<br>Manipulation
|goals = Continue his journalistic career and get away with his crimes <small>(failed)</small>
|crimes = Perjury<br>Perverting the course of justice<br>Entrapment<br>[[Defamation]]<br>Bribery<br>Supplying [[Illegal Drugs|illegal drugs]]
|type of villain = Manipulative Liar}}
{{Quote|If he supplies, his career is over as well. He's finished. He could get banged up tomorrow. All so I could shag a bird at the Savoy.|Mahmood laughing on-camera about the John Alford sting.}}
'''Mazher Mahmood''' (born 22 March 1963) is a British former undercover journalist for the ''News of the World'' and the ''Sun on Sunday''. Well known for his undercover sting operations, he was nicknamed '''The Fake Sheikh''' because he often posed as "Sheikh Mohammed Al-Kareen" during the course of his investigations. However, his career came to an end in 2014 after the trial of ''X-Factor'' judge Tulisa, arrested on drug charges after one of Mahmood's stings, collapsed following accusations of perjury against Mahmood. An investigation by the British documentary series ''Panorama'' found that Mahmood had used numerous unethical methods during his sting operations, including making payments to third parties to supply his targets with drugs and using career opportunities to bribe targets into getting him cocaine. He was ultimately convicted of perverting the course of justice and sentenced to 15 months in prison.