Entity record
Maalim AymanPerson
Maalim Ayman is sought by U.S. Department of State — Rewards for Justice for alleged Rewards for Justice is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on Maalim Ayman, leader of Jaysh Ayman, an al-Shabaab unit that has conducted terrorist attacks in Kenya and Somalia. On January 5, 2020, al-Shabaab terrorists attacked Kenyan and U.S. personnel at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya, killing two U.S. contractor pilots and a U.S. Army specialist acting as an air traffic controller. A third U.S. contractor and two other U.S. service members were injured in the attack., 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 $10 million for information on Maalim Ayman, leader of Jaysh Ayman, an al-Shabaab unit that has conducted terrorist attacks in Kenya and Somalia. On January 5, 2020, al-Shabaab terrorists attacked Kenyan and U.S. personnel at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya, killing two U.S. contractor pilots and a U.S. Army specialist acting as an air traffic controller. A third U.S. contractor and two other U.S. service members were injured in the attack..
- Issuing field office
- Counterterrorism
- Reward
- Up to $10 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/maalim-ayman/
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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Maalim Ayman. 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/maalim-ayman-nkda2e2217/
Machine-readable export (FTM + lineage): /data/entities/da.json (record key nkda2e2217)