Jamil Bari

covert elusive deceptive

Jamil Bari pilots Abdul Shareef's plane, carrying a Qumari passport that masks his true American identity. Danny Concannon names him as the direct link between the U.S. government and the flight's mysterious crash, positioning him at the heart of a potential covert assassination cover-up. Leo confirms Bari survived the incident and operates under an alias, fueling White House urgency as C.J. negotiates press delays. His dual nationality and survival ignite suspicions of staged events and national security entanglements.

8 appearances

Covert Aviation Operations

Also known as: two children

Jamil Bari's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

8 moments

S4E12 · Guns Not Butter

Veiled Threat, Silent Cover‑Up

Not present; as a referenced identity Bari's 'state' is one of inscrutability and possible fabrication.

Jamil Bari is discussed as the named pilot on Shareef's Gulfstream whose existence Danny's research attempts to verify; Bari functions as the phantom figure at the center of suspicion about …

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S4E12 · Guns Not Butter

The Phantom Pilot — C.J. Stonewalls Danny

N/A (present only as a disputed record and implication of a possible cover identity).

Jamil Bari is referenced as the named pilot on Shareef's Gulfstream with a 1994 Gulfstream certificate; in this event his identity functions as the central factual question and possible cover.

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S4E15 · Inauguration Part II: Over There

C.J. Calibrates 'Genocide' — Legalism as a Shield

N/A (not present); text treats him as a factual locus for investigation and potential cover-up.

Jamil Bari is referenced by Danny as the identified pilot for Shareef's Gulfstream; he is not present but his identity, origin, and survivors are disclosed, anchoring a journalistic lead.

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S4E15 · Inauguration Part II: Over There

Danny Forces C.J. to Name the Rift

Not present; evoked as bereaved relative's subject and as a factual thread reporters pursue.

Jamil Bari is referenced by Danny as Shareef's missing pilot and as having trained at Augsbury Aviation; he is not present but his fate anchors the Shareef angle and gives …

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S4E22 · Commencement

Danny's Ultimatum on C.J.'s Couch

Not present; invoked as the bridge between covert action and public evidence.

Named by Danny as the pilot (Jamil Bari) who constitutes the paper's link between the U.S. and Abdul Shareef's plane; serves as the factual hinge of Danny's claim.

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S4E22 · Commencement

Danny's Bombshell and C.J.'s Tactical Delay

Not present in scene; his emotional state is inferred as neutral or unknowable — he exists here as a factual/forensic fulcrum, not an active emotional presence.

Jamil Bari is invoked by Danny as the pivotal link — named explicitly as the pilot connecting the U.S. government to Shareef's flight; he is not present but functions as …

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S4E22 · Commencement

Gift‑Wrapped Pen — A Small Humanizing Beat

Not present physically; implied self-preserving and dangerous — the staff's mention treats him as an instigator of political unease.

Jamil Bari is mentioned as the pilot tied to Shareef's crash — alive, with a Qumai passport, and likely operating under another name; his existence is the concrete lead that …

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S4E22 · Commencement

Upper Press Room Lead — The Pen and the Pivot

Not onstage; characterized as evasive and potentially dangerous by implication — a source of political unease for the onstage characters.

Named explicitly as Shareef's pilot who allegedly died in the crash but is now described as alive, using a Qumai passport and potentially an American identity — the linchpin linking …

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Affiliation

Bartlet Administration (Executive Office of the President)

Executive governance, West Wing operations, presidential communications, crisis management, and logistical coordination