Jamal hung out with Osama Bin Laden:
https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/From-travels-with-bin-Laden-to-sparring-with-13288793.php
Evidently he also has ties to a guy named Batterjee might explain some of the weird support Jamal has among politicians. The Benevolence Intl terror charity spread a ound a lott of money in its time.