Jibraan Al-Zarian

Jibraan Al-Zarian was a citizen of Washington, D.C. during the events of Day 7.

Before Day 7
Jibraan was a day laborer at a construction site and had an expired Visa. Both of his parents were killed in a US airstrike by the Pakistani border when he was just eleven years old. Jibraan formed a close bond with his younger brother, Hamid.

Day 7
Cara Bowden called an emergency-meeting with twelve other co-conspirators, including Alan Wilson. She devised a plan to use Jibraan as a patsy for the release of the Prion variant, which would shift the blame of the attack to Muslim extremists. Planted evidence implicating Al-Zarian would include fabricated emails, phone records, and a large wire transfer to his account. Bowden said that using an innocent civilian would be easier to control and manipulate and that his body would be left at the scene. All twelve members unanimously agreed to move forward with the operation.

Background information and notes

 * In addition to the role of Jibraan, Omid Abtahi also played Safa on Day 4.
 * The casting call for Jibraan (then known as Yusef Maanvi) describes him as "Middle Eastern in his late 20s with a very slight accent. He has been living in the US for quite awhile and has raised his younger brother, Kamil. Yusef is very protective of his younger brother, and there is a father/son type of relationship. Although, Yusef has never been involved in any terrorist activity, he is being set up."