Born: 18 November 1976;

Place of Birth: South Africa;

Gender: Male;

Nationality: South African;

General Info:
Hoomer, who is the leader of the Durban-based Islamic State cell, has provided some of his known residential properties and vehicles registered in his name to sponsor the cell’s meetings and operational activities.

Between 2017 and 2018, Farhad Hoomer helped organize and begin the operations of a Durban, South Africa-based Islamic State cell.

In his role, Hoomer claimed to have recruited and trained cell members and was in contact with members of ISIS-Democratic Republic of the Congo (ISIS-DRC) and Islamic State supporters throughout South Africa.

Hoomer raised funds through kidnap-for-ransom operations and extortion of major businesses, which provided more than one million South African rand in revenue for his cell.

In 2018, South African authorities arrested Hoomer along with his associates for their involvement in a plan to deploy improvised incendiary devices near a mosque and commercial and retail buildings.

Hoomer is being designated pursuant to Executive E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of Islamic State terrorist group.

Hoomer, along with other designated man Siraaj Miller, allegedly served as leaders of Islamic State cells in South Africa.