Zakaria Amara
| Zakaria Amara | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 18, 1985 Jordan |
| Nationality |
 Jordan Canada revoked Canadian citizenship to be restored upon the passage of, and the giving of Royal Assent to, Bill C-6. |
| Criminal charge |
2006 Toronto terrorism arrests
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| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment; eligible for parole in 2016. |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Conviction(s) |
Pleaded Guilty:
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2006 Toronto terrorism arrests
Pleaded Guilty:
Zakaria Amara is one of 17 people detained on June 2 and June 3, 2006, in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests. He was convicted for planning to have launched terrorist attacks against targets in southern Ontario and was believed to be one of the ringleaders. A dual Canadian-Jordanian citizen at the time of his arrest, on September 26, 2015 he was stripped of his Canadian citizenship.
Amara was born in Jordan and baptized as an Orthodox Christian. He moved to Saudi Arabia at the age of four, and converted to Islam at the age of ten. Amara moved to Cyprus, his mother's home country, when he was 10 and stayed there until 1997, when he immigrated to Canada at the age of 13.
As a child, Amara attended Meadowvale Secondary School, as well as Milton District High School. He married, moved into a basement apartment with his in-laws on Periwinkle Crescent, and enrolled at Humber College where he was studying Electronics Engineering Technology.
Described as "funny" and "sociable", he worked part-time as a Canadian Tire gas station attendant to offset costs of his schooling. Amara was an Honour Roll student in high school and later dropped out of Ryerson University.
Amara is considered one of the ringleaders in the plot and was originally close to Fahim Ahmad. He grew tired with his lack of action and broke away from Ahmed’s group.
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