Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah
| Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah | |
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Adnan Shukrijumah in 2001
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| Native name | عدنان شكري جمعة |
| Born |
Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah 4 August 1975 Saudi Arabia |
| Died | 6 December 2014 (aged 39) S. Waziristan, FATA, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | By Pakistani Special Services Group as part of the Operation Zarb-e-Azb |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabia |
| Alma mater |
Broward Community College South Florida University |
| Occupation |
Computer engineer Computer technician al-Qaeda facilitator Terrorist |
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.
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, 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.
Last known to have lived with his family in Miramar, Florida, Shukrijumah was known to have a Guyanese passport but might also have used a Saudi, Canadian, or Trinidadian passport. Saudi Arabia has repeatedly denied that el Shukrijumah was a Saudi citizen. He was considered to be a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda.
His mother insisted that her asthmatic son had been wrongly accused. He also went by the names Abu Arif, and Jafar al-Tayyar, the latter translating to "Jafar the Pilot".
In 2014, Shukrijumah was killed in a military manhunt operation by Pakistani Special Forces in South Waziristan. The Pakistani Taliban confirmed Shukrijumah's death two days later. In July 2016, al-Qaeda confirmed Shukrijumah's death while demanding the release of his wife and children.
Shukriumah moved to the United States in the 1980s as a young teenager with his parents. His mother Zuhrah Abdu Ahmed still resides in Florida, while his father died following a career as an imam. In 2001, his father had attracted the interest of officials, as the Saudi embassy had sent him $19,200.
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