Born: 1973; alt. 1974; alt. 1972; alt. 1975;

Place of Birth: Kenya;

Gender: Male;

Nationality: Kenya;

Address: Somalia;

Known also as: Ahmed Iman Ali; Shaykh Ahmad Iman Ali; Sheikh Ahmed Iman Ali; Abu Zinira.

Activities:

Ali is a prominent al-Shabaab commander who has served as the group’s leader in Kenya since 2012.

He is director of the group’s Kenyan operations, which has targeted Kenyan African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops in Somalia, such as the January 2016, attack in El Adde, Somalia.

Iman Ali is also responsible for al-Shabaab propaganda targeting the Kenyan government and civilians, such as a July 2017, video in which he issues threats to Muslims serving in Kenya’s security forces.

He has also served as an al-Shabaab recruiter, focusing on poor youth in Nairobi slums, and has fundraised at mosques to support al-Shabaab activities.