Above: Soomaiiah Quaraiishi in 2001 (left) and an age-progressed image to 23, circa 2016 (right)

Soomaiiah Jalaaluddeen Quaraiishi

Last seen in Quincy, Massachusetts on April 13, 2001

Vital statistics: White female. Born on April 1, 1993. Black hair, black eyes. She has a small scar under her right eye and a large blue vein in her right elbow. She may spell her name "Summaiia." Was seven at the time.

Circumstances: She was initially abducted by her non-custodial father. Photos and vital statistics for him are not available. He is believed to have taken her out of the country. He returned to the United States several years later and told her mother, Humaira Niazi, that she had died. He provided no evidence for this and she hopes her daughter is still alive. She may have entered the United Arab Emirates on January 12, 2002; Bombay, India on January 13, 2002; and London, England on January 22, 2002. She may be in Karachi or Lahore in Pakistan, or near the Christian Muree Convent School in Muree, Pakistan, or an orphanage in the vicinity of Junieh, Lebanon; or An Nabk, Syria.

If you have any information as to Soomaiiah's whereabouts please contact the Quincy Police Department at 617-745-5831. Any information received can be kept confidential.


Information used to compile this casefile came from the following resources:
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Charley Project
NamUs National Missing Persons Data System
The Boston Globe

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