Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah

Who is Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah?

Born in Saudi Arabia, Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah is a member of al-Qaeda who 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 on the Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list, and since then United States Department of State, through the Rewards for Justice Program, has 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 is known to have a Guyanese passport but might also use a Saudi, Canadian, or Trinidadian passport. Saudi Arabia has repeatedly denied that el Shukrijumah is a Saudi citizen. Now he is considered to be a high-ranking member of Al-Qaeda.

His mother insists that her asthmatic son has been wrongly accused. He also goes by the names Abu Arif, and Jafar al-Tayyar, the latter translating to "Jafar the Pilot".