Zakaria Amara

Zakaria Amara
Born (1985-08-18) August 18, 1985
Jordan
CitizenshipJordanian (1985–present)
Canadian (1985–2015; 2017–present)
Criminal statusIncarcerated
ConvictionsPleaded Guilty:
  • receiving terrorist training and participating in a terrorist group
  • intent to harm or kill with explosives
Criminal charge2006 Toronto terrorism arrests
  • receiving terrorist training and participating in a terrorist group (x2)
  • recruiting for a terrorist group
  • intent to harm or kill with explosives
  • instructing a person to carry out an activity for the benefit of a terrorist group
PenaltyLife imprisonment; eligible for parole in 2016.

Zakaria Amara (born August 18, 1985) is one of 17 people detained on June 2 and 3, 2006, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests. He was convicted for planning to launch 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, Amara was stripped of his Canadian citizenship on September 26, 2015. However, on June 19, 2017, his Canadian citizenship was automatically restored following the passage of Bill C-6.

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