Dawood Ibrahim's Real Name: Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar

Quick answer: Dawood Ibrahim's real name is Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar. He was born on December 26, 1955, in Maharashtra, India.

Real name and early life

Official sanctions records name him Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar. The US Treasury designation describes him as "Dawood Ibrahim, also known as Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar," and the UN sanctions listing uses the same name. Kaskar is his family surname. He is usually reported to have been born on December 26, 1955, in Maharashtra, and sanctions listings record several aliases.

Quick facts

• Real name: Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar
• Known as: Dawood Ibrahim
• Born: December 26, 1955, in Maharashtra, India
• Known for: Designated terrorist and crime syndicate leader
• Sources checked: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control

Career highlights

Dawood is described by the US Treasury as an Indian crime lord who heads the Mumbai-based organized crime syndicate widely known as D-Company. On October 16, 2003, Treasury designated him a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order 13224 and asked the United Nations to list him as well.

In announcing the designation, Treasury said he "is wanted in India for the 1993 Bombay Exchange bombings." It also alleged that he shared smuggling routes with al-Qaida and financed the activities of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba. Those are government allegations and designations. He has not been tried or convicted for the 1993 bombings. He is widely reported to live in Pakistan, which Pakistan's government has denied. India's Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement welcoming the US action in 2003.

Name notes

Dawood Ibrahim is his given name plus his father's name, in common South Asian style. Kaskar is the family surname used in official sanctions records. Fan sites often copy names from one another, so we checked this page against U.S. Department of the Treasury and Office of Foreign Assets Control. Where sources disagree, we say so rather than guess. We also leave out middle names, nicknames, and origin stories that we couldn't confirm in a reliable source. A popular claim isn't enough to earn a place on this page if no encyclopedia, official record, or major news outlet backs it up.