Shahab Kaleel

Shahab Kaleel rented the minivan captured on a Dover Kinko's security camera, used to fax a ransom photo and demand in Zoey Bartlet's abduction. The message calls for prisoner releases and U.S. withdrawal from Qumar, echoing Bahji rhetoric. FBI issues an APB, positioning Kaleel as a central lead in the kidnapping probe amid White House mobilization of the 5th Fleet.

2 appearances

Shahab Kaleel's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S4E23 · Twenty-Five

Ransom Fax — Zoey Held; Bartlet Orders the 5th Fleet

Unknown (off-screen); characterized in-room as implicated and potentially culpable.

Named in Leo's account as the renter of the minivan traced to Kinko's footage; presented as a central investigative lead though not physically present in the room.

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S4E23 · Twenty-Five

Bartlet Sends the 5th Fleet — A Calibrated Escalation

Unknown — status is investigatory; presumed evasive or complicit.

Named as the renter of the minivan traced via Kinko's footage; placed under FBI APB — presented as a lead and possible suspect tying the transmission to Dover.

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