Entity record
JafarPerson
Jafar is sought by U.S. Department of State — Rewards for Justice for alleged Rewards for Justice is offering a reward of up to $3 million for information on Jafar, also known as Amar. Jafar is an al-Shabaab facilitator and operational planner, who has served as a deputy to Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir, also known as Ikrima. Jafar also serves as al-Shabaab’s chief of explosives and is responsible for attack operations in Mogadishu., per the Rewards for Justice (observed on 2026-07-22). This is an unproven allegation; the subject is presumed innocent. ProofAML is not the issuing authority.
Law enforcement / wanted
Sought by U.S. Department of State — Rewards for Justice for alleged Rewards for Justice is offering a reward of up to $3 million for information on Jafar, also known as Amar. Jafar is an al-Shabaab facilitator and operational planner, who has served as a deputy to Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir, also known as Ikrima. Jafar also serves as al-Shabaab’s chief of explosives and is responsible for attack operations in Mogadishu..
- Issuing field office
- Counterterrorism
- Reward
- Up to $3 million
Key properties
Source list & list version
| Source list | List version | Manifest SHA-256 | Status | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rewards for Justice U.S. Department of State — Rewards for Justice | us_rewards_for_justice@2026-07-22 | dd97857cb21a06a5… | List version (signing pending) | — |
Last confirmed present in Rewards for Justice list version us_rewards_for_justice@2026-07-22, observed .
Publication of record (U.S. Department of State — Rewards for Justice): https://rewardsforjustice.net/rewards/jafar/
This page reflects the official Rewards for Justice, version us_rewards_for_justice@2026-07-22, as observed on 2026-07-22. ProofAML is not the issuing authority.
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Jafar. ProofAML. This page reflects the official Rewards for Justice, version us_rewards_for_justice@2026-07-22, as observed on 2026-07-22. ProofAML is not the issuing authority. URL: https://proofaml.com/people/jafar-nk38cd50a6/
Machine-readable export (FTM + lineage): /data/entities/38.json (record key nk38cd50a6)