Dawood Ibrahim

Dawood Ibrahim
Born (1955-12-26) 26 December 1955 (age 68)
Khed, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
Years active1976–present
OrganizationD-Company
Opponents
RelativesShabir Ibrahim Kaskar (brother; deceased)
Criminal chargeOrganised crime, drug trafficking, extortion, targeted killing, terrorism, burglary
Wanted by
  • India
  • United States of America
Wanted since1993

Dawood Ibrahim (/ɪbrəˈhiːm/ ⓘ; born 26 December 1955) is an Indian mob boss, drug lord,[1] and terrorist from Dongri, Mumbai, who is wanted by the Indian government.[2][3] He reportedly heads the Indian organised crime syndicate D-Company, which he founded in Mumbai in the 1970s.[4][5][6][7] Ibrahim is wanted on charges including murder, extortion, targeted killing, drug trafficking, and terrorism.

He was designated a global terrorist by India and the United States in 2003, with a reward of US$25 million on his head for his suspected role in the 1993 Bombay bombings.[8][9] In 2011, he was named number second on "The World's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives" by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation[10] and fourth on Forbes'.[11] Recently, the Pakistani government listed Dawood and 87 others in its sanction list in order to avoid FATF sanctions.[12]

He has been reported to live in Karachi, Pakistan, though the government of Pakistan denies it.[13] In 2020, the Indian government sold off Dawood's six properties in his ancestral village in Ratnagiri district in coastal Konkan in Maharashtra. The government organized the e-auction of his properties under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act (SAFEMA), 1976. In November 2017, Dawood's three properties, including the famous Rounaq Afroz Restaurant, also known as Delhi Zaika, were auctioned off by the government.[14]

  1. ^ "3 students forced to end their 'Dawood hunt' after money runs out". Firstpost.com. Firstpost. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Treasury Sanctions Two Indian Nationals and a Company Based in Pakistan for Ties to the South Asian Criminal Network 'D Company'". treasury.gov. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. ^ "DAWOOD IBRAHIM | United Nations Security Council Subsidiary Organs". un.org. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ^ The name on the Mumbai street over terror attacks is Dawood Ibrahim. The Times. 13 July 2011
  5. ^ "Made outside India". The Economist. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  6. ^ Kugelman, Michael (2015). "Opinion | Fix the Link to Pakistan, Bond With India". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  7. ^ Tran, Mark (2 December 2008). "India names two most-wanted fugitives after Mumbai attacks". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  8. ^ "3 students forced to end their 'Dawood hunt' after money runs out". First Post. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Shaikh, Dawood Hasan". Interpol. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  10. ^ Henley, Jon (4 May 2011). "Who is now on the World's Most Wanted list?". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Dawood 4th 'most wanted' criminal on Forbes list". Forbes. (29 April 2008). Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  12. ^ "Dawood Ibrahim Will Never Face Trial In India; No Closure For Families Of Mumbai Blasts Victims". outlookindia.com/. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference IndiaToday was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "Central government sells Dawood Ibrahim's six properties at Ratnagiri". Hindustan Times. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.