Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah (Arabic: عدنان شكري جمعة, ʿAdnān Shukrī Jumaʿah) (4 August 1975 – 6 December 2014) was a citizen of Saudi Arabia and a senior member of Al-Qaeda. He was born in Saudi Arabia and grew up in the United States.[2][3]
In March 2003, a provisional arrest warrant was issued calling him a "material witness", and he was subsequently listed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on the Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list,[4] and the United States Department of State, through the Rewards for Justice Program, offered a bounty of up to US$5 million for information about his location.[3][5]
Last known to have lived with his family in Miramar, Florida,[6] Shukrijumah was known to have a Guyanese passport but might also have used a Saudi, Canadian, or Trinidadian passport.[2][3] Saudi Arabia has repeatedly denied that el Shukrijumah was a Saudi citizen.[7] He was considered to be a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda.[8]
His mother insisted that her asthmatic son had been wrongly accused.[9][10][11] He also went by the names Abu Arif, and Jafar al-Tayyar, the latter translating to "Jafar the Pilot".[11]
In 2014, Shukrijumah was killed in a military manhunt operation by Pakistan Army Special Forces in South Waziristan.[12][13] The Pakistani Taliban confirmed Shukrijumah's death two days later.[14] Al-Qaeda confirmed Shukrijumah's death in July 2016.[15]
^ abMeyer, Josh (3 September 2006). "A Mystery Man Who Keeps the FBI Up at Night". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
^ abUnited States House of Representatives, Small Business Committee, Testimony of Janice L. Kephart Archived 14 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 17 November 2005
^ abcUS reward offer for information on el Shukrijumah Archived 13 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
^FBI Seeking Information, War on Terrorism list archive, Internet Archive Wayback Machine, 3 June 2003
^FBI Seeking Information Alert for el Shukrijumah Archived 22 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^NBC, Woman Sought by FBI Reportedly Arrested in Pakistan: Neurologist Questioned by FBI for Alleged Al-Qaida Links, 3 April 2003
^Riyadh denies that el Shukrijumah is a Saudi
^"From dishwasher to al Qaeda leadership: Who is Adnan Shukrijumah?". CNN. 6 August 2010.
^Josh Meyer (3 September 2006). "Fbi Hunts Homegrown, Feared Al-qaida Leader". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^Lisa J. Huriash (6 August 2010). "Former Miramar man now runs al-Qaida, FBI says. Not true, his mother says". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ abUS News, A hunt for 'the Pilot' Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, 30 March 2003
^Yusufzai, Mushtaq (6 December 2014). "Top Al Qaeda Commander Adnan el Shukrijumah Killed: Pakistan Army". NBC News.
^Saifi, Sophia; Brumfield, Ben; Candiotti, Susan (8 December 2014). "Pakistan's army kills al Qaeda commander who grew up in U.S." CNN. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^"Pakistani Taliban confirms death of al Qaeda leader Adnan Shukrijumah | FDD's Long War Journal". 8 December 2014.
^"Did al Qaeda exchange former Pakistani army chief's son for Zawahiri's daughters? | FDD's Long War Journal".
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