Rewards for Justice Terror List


The Rewards for Justice Terror List is established by the Rewards for Justice Program, managed by the United States Department of State, to identify cash rewards for information leading to arrest or elimination of the top terrorist enemies of the United States.

Top Terrorists

Current listing of the top wanted individuals wanted for terrorism :
  1. Ayman al-Zawahiri ' - Current emir of Al Qaeda and former leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad.
  2. Amir Muhammad Sa'id Abdal-Rahman al-Mawla - Current leader of ISIL.
  3. Sirajuddin Haqqani - Leader of the Haqqani Network, based in Pakistan that has conducted numerous attacks into Afghanistan specifically targeting US and Canadian forces and deputy leader of the Taliban.
  4. Abu Muhammad Al-Julani ' - Leader of Al-Nusra Front, the Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria and current military commander of Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham.
  5. Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah - wanted for his role on behalf of Al Qaeda in the 1998 United States embassy bombings, killing over 226 and wounding nearly 5,000.
  6. Saif al-Adel - Saif al-Adel is believed to be a high-ranking member of the al-Qaida organization and also wanted for the 1998 US Embassy twin bombings.
  7. Hafiz Mohammad Saeed - Leader of the 2008 Mumbai killing 166 people including six Americans. Leader of the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba terror group based in Pakistan. Most wanted individual in India.
  8. Yasin al-Suri - Leader of Al-Qaeda's Iran branch, and coordinates movement of jihad recruits, weapons, money and supplies across the Middle East from a safe haven in Iran.
  9. Abubakar Shekau - Leader of Boko Haram, a major violent jihadists group based in Northern Nigerian and self-claimed province of Islamic State caliphate.
  10. Ahmad Umar - Leader of al-Shabaab in Somalia, which claims to be a branch of Al Qaeda's worldwide global jihad.
  11. Sami Jasim Muhammad al-Jaburi - a senior leader and finance minister in ISIL.
  12. Hassan Afgooye - oversees a complex financial network to support terror activities of al-Shabaab's global jihad.
  13. Ali Atwa - wanted participant of the 1985 TWA Flight 847 hijacking, resulting in deaths of many passengers and crew, a jihadist attack conducted by the Lebanese based terror group Hezbollah.
  14. Ali Sayyid Muhamed Mustafa al-Bakri - Al Qaeda explosives and chemical weapons expert.
  15. Ibrahim al-Banna - a member of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s leadership and has served as the group’s chief of security.
  16. Faker Ben Abdelaziz Boussora - is an al-Qaida trained operative with declared intentions of becoming a suicide martyr inside either the US or Canada.
  17. Ma'alim Daud - a key leader with al-Shabaab in Somalia, is responsible for the planning, recruitment, training, and operations against the Government of Somalia and Western targets.
  18. Jaber A. Elbaneh - He is charged with providing material support to a terrorist organization and conspiring to provide material support, specifically to Al Qaeda and fled the US in 2003.
  19. Abdelbasit Alhaj Alhassan Haj Hamad - operative of either Ansar al-Tawhid and al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Two Niles. Found guilty of the 2008 murder of U.S. citizen and U.S. Agency for International Development employee John Granville and his Sudanese driver, He escaped from Khobar Prison in Khartoum on June 11, 2010, and is currently in Somalia.
  20. Mohammed Ali Hammadi - wanted participant of the 1985 TWA Flight 847 hijacking, resulting in deaths of many passengers and crew, a jihadist attack conducted by the Lebanese based terror group Hezbollah.

    Other notable wanted terrorists

  21. Abdul Reza Shahlai - a high-ranking commander in the IRGC–Qods Force in Yemen.
  22. Muhammad Kawtharani - a senior Hezbollah military commander.
  23. Salman Raouf Salman - He has been involved in the AMIA bombing.
  24. Talal Hamiyah - the head of Hezbollah's foreign operations.
  25. Sa'ad bin Atef al-Awlaki - AQAP commander of Shabwah province in Yemen.
  26. Abu Muhammad al-Shimali - a key leader in ISIL’s Immigration and Logistics Committee.
  27. Saleh al-Arouri - a prominent leader of Hamas and founding commander of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
  28. Ali Sayyid Muhamed Mustafa al-Bakri - a member of the Shura Council of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda.
  29. Khalid Batarfi - Leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
  30. Abderraouf Jdey - He has been closely linked with al-Qaeda operatives.
  31. Aziz Haqqani - a senior member of the Haqqani Network.
  32. Khalil Haqqani - a senior member of the Haqqani Network.
  33. Yahya Haqqani - a senior member of the Haqqani Network.
  34. Abdul Rauf Zakir - the chief of suicide operations for the Haqqani Network.
  35. Khalil Yusif Harb - a close adviser to Secretary General of Hezbollah.
  36. Fuad Shukr - a senior advisor on military affairs to Hezbollah.
  37. Haytham 'Ali Tabataba'i - a key Hezbollah military leader.
  38. Hassan Izz-Al-Din - He has been involved in the hijacking of TWA Flight 847.
  39. Ali Saed Bin Ali El-Hoorie - He has been involved in the Khobar Towers bombing.
  40. Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Mughassil - He has been involved in the Khobar Towers bombing.
  41. Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed Al-Nasser - He has been involved in the Khobar Towers bombing.
  42. Ibrahim Salih Mohammed Al-Yacoub - He has been involved in the Khobar Towers bombing.
  43. Muhammad Ahmed al-Munawar - He has been involved in hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73.
  44. Muhammad Abdullah Khalil Hussain ar-Rahayyal - He has been involved in hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73.
  45. Jamal Saeed Abdul Rahim - He has been involved in hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73.
  46. Wadoud Muhammad Hafiz al-Turki - He has been involved in hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73.
  47. Husayn Muhammed al-Umari - He has been involved in Pan Am Flight 830 bombing.
  48. Abdul Rahman Yasin - He has been involved in 1993 World Trade Center bombing attack.
  49. Ahlam Tamimi - She carried out the Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing.
  50. Jehad Serwan Mostafa - He has performed various functions for al-Shabaab.
  51. Ibrahim Haji Jama - a co-founder and a senior leader in al-Shabaab.
  52. Mahad Karate - a key leader in the Amniyat, the wing of al-Shabaab.
  53. Hamad el Khairy - a founding member of the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa.
  54. Mohamed Makawi Ibrahim Mohamed - operative of al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Two Niles. Found guilty of the 2008 murder of U.S. citizen and U.S. Agency for International Development employee John Granville and his Sudanese driver.
  55. Murat Karayilan - co-founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
  56. Zulkarnaen - a chief for Jemaah Islamiyah.
  57. Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi - a senior leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara and responsible for the Tongo Tongo ambush.
  58. Faruq al-Suri - a senior leader of the Hurras al-Din.
  59. Sami al-Uraydi - a senior leader of the Hurras al-Din.
  60. Abu 'Abd al-Karim al-Masri - a veteran member of al-Qaeda, and a senior leader of the Hurras al-Din.
  61. Ibrahim al Qosi - part of the leadership team that assists the emir of AQAP.
  62. Cemîl Bayik - co-founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
  63. Duran Kalkan - an Executive Committee Member and senior leader of the PKK.
  64. - a key leader of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front.
  65. - a key leader of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front.
  66. Seher Demir Sen - a key leader of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front.
  67. Abu-Yusuf al-Muhajir - a former member of Tawhid w’al Jihad-Egypt.
  68. Abdul Saboor - an explosives expert associated with Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin.
  69. Abdul Wali - the leader of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar.
  70. Mangal Bagh - the leader of Lashkar-e-Islam.
  71. Gulmurod Khalimov - an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant member and recruiter.
  72. Malik Abou Abdelkarim - a senior leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
  73. Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir - an al-Shabaab facilitator and operational planner.
  74. Ahmed Iman Ali - a recruiter of fighters and fund raiser for al-Shabaab.
  75. Jafar - an al-Shabaab facilitator and operational planner.
  76. Yasin Kilwe - al-Shabaab’s emir for Puntland, in northern Somalia.
  77. Maalim Salman - the head of African foreign fighters for al-Shabaab.
  78. Abdullahi Yare - the head of media for al-Shabaab.
  79. Muhammad Khadir Musa Ramadan - a senior leader and key propagandist for ISIL.
  80. Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki - the second in command of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba.
  81. Abdullah Nowbahar - a Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin explosives expert.
  82. Radullan Sahiron - a senior leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group.
  83. Tahil Sali - a commander in the Moro National Liberation Front.
  84. Ahadon Adak - a commander in the Moro National Liberation Front.

    Former terrorists

These were previously on but have since been killed:
  1. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - leader of ISIL.
  2. Qasim al-Rimi - leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
  3. Bashir Mohamed Mahamoud - a military commander of al-Shabaab.
  4. Ramadan Shalah - former leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
  5. Khadaffy Janjalani - one of the leaders of the Filipino militant jihad group Abu Sayyaf.
  6. Jainal Antel Sali, Jr. - one of the leaders of the Filipino militant jihad group Abu Sayyaf.
  7. Isnilon Hapilon - a senior leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group, a radical Islamic terrorist organization operating in the southern Philippines.
  8. Yahya Abu el Hammam - a senior leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, planning operations and kidnapping Westerners in North and West Africa.
  9. Jamal Ahmad Mohammad Al Badawi - wanted for Al Qaeda attack on the USS Cole in 2000 that caused the deaths of 17 American sailors.
  10. Hamza bin Laden - a leader in al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden's son.
  11. Ibrahim Hassan Tali al-Asiri - Al Qaeda bomb-maker based in Saudi Arabia wanted for bomb attacks on several Middle East flights and an assassination attempt targeting the Saudi royal family.
  12. Mu'taz Numan 'Abd Nayif Najm al-Jaburi - a senior leader and bomb-maker in ISIL.