Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recommended the jihadist killer be executed by the US Army firing squad – and President Trump approved.

President Trump approved Fort Hood Jihadist Nidal Malik Hasan to be executed by firing squad.

“Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended — and President Donald J. Trump has approved — death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan, the jihadist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009. He killed 13 people and wounded 32 others while shouting “Allahu Akbar” during the attack,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said on Monday.

US Army policy dictates that the execution must take place within 150 days of the president’s approval.

Nidal Hasan will be executed by US Army firing squad at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday, December 3rd, 2026 at 1 pm Central Time.

“The execution officer will be the Commandant United States Disciplinary Barracks,” the Secretary of the Army’s memo read.

The execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad will take place at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, December 3rd, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. https://t.co/re7BpqkSN4

— Acting Secretary of the Army (@SecArmy) October 7, 2026

In November 2009, Hasan, a military psychiatrist, opened fire on unarmed soldiers at Fort Hood military base in Texas.

Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 32 more while shouting “Allahu Akbar!” – and Barack Obama called it “workplace violence.”

Hasan has been on death row at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas since 2013 after he was convicted by a military jury.

This will be the first military execution since 1961.