Kiyohide Hayakawa

was a Japanese criminal, member and deputy leader of the doomsday-cult group Aum Shinrikyo. Hayakawa was born in Hyōgo Prefecture in 1949. After Aum Shinrikyo adopted a "ministry system", he was the Minister of Construction. Hayakawa was the person behind the organization's uranium mining at Banjawarn in Australia.

Convicted for his participation in the Sakamoto family murder and several other crimes, Hayakawa was executed on July 6, 2018, at Fukuoka Detention House.

Early life Hayakawa was born in Hyōgo Prefecture in 1949. His father was a staff member of the National Japanese National Railways. In 1952, his family moved to Sakai, Osaka. Hayakawa earned his bachelor degree in Kobe University. Then he went to the Graduate School of Osaka Prefecture University. After graduation, he was hired by a giant general contractor.

Joining Aum Shinrikyo In 1986, interested in Shoko Asahara's so-called superpower, Hayakawa contacted the , which then became Aum Shinrikyo. After a phone conversation with Asahara, he was touched by his sincerity and decided to join Aum Shinrikyo.

As the deputy leader – apparently even before the sale was finalized. In his personal notes, Hayakawa praised the high quality of the uranium ore in Australia, although it referred to the state of South Australia, not to Banjawarn (which is in another state).

According to media reports from 1995, sheep carcasses in Banjawarn showed signs of exposure to sarin, the substance used in the Tokyo subway attack.

Hayakawa was arrested in Japan on April 19, 1995, shortly after the Tokyo subway sarin attack (and exactly on the day of the Oklahoma City bombing, although no relation between Aum Shinrikyo and the bombing is known). He was sentenced to death in 2000. In 2009, his appeal was dismissed. Hayakawa was executed on July 6, 2018, at Fukuoka Detention House.