Jafar — Aladdin Character Profile

About Jafar

Power-hungry royal vizier using dark magic to seize control of Agrabah.

Jafar — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Dark magic, Manipulation, Political scheming, Hypnosis, Combat strategy

• Strength: 7.5/10
• Intelligence: 9/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 2/10
• Influence: 8.5/10

Affiliations

• Aladdin universe

Quick Facts about Jafar

Occupation

vizier

Eye Color

Brown

Hair Color

Black hair

First Appearance

Aladdin

Jafar's Known Relations

• Nasira — Sibling
• Jay — Child
• Aladdin — Enemy

Jafar appears in 3 titles

• Aladdin (1992) — character page
• The Return of Jafar (1994) — character page
• Aladdin (2019)

Character Facts

Played by

Marwan Kenzari

Appears in

Aladdin (2019)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Jafar — Conflict Manipulator And Victim — Aladdin (Mena Massoud)

  Antagonist exploits the protagonist for magical gain.

• Jafar — Conflict Usurper And Ruler — Sultan (Navid Negahban)

  Direct political and magical conflict over kingdom control.

• Jafar — Conflict Coercer And Target — Jasmine (Naomi Scott)

  Forced union representing the antagonist's ultimate control.

• Jafar — Power Former Servant And New Master — Genie / Mariner (Will Smith)

  Temporary shift in magical hierarchy that raises the stakes.

• Jafar — Conflict Victim And Torturer — Dalia (Nasim Pedrad)

  Antagonist's cruelty extends to the princess's inner circle.

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More characters from Aladdin

• Genie / Mariner (Will Smith)
• Aladdin (Mena Massoud)
• Jasmine (Naomi Scott)
• Omi (Aubrey Lin)
• Sultan (Navid Negahban)
• Matron (Buckso Dhillon-Woolley)
• Guard #1 (Omari Bernard)
• Jamal (Amir Boutrous)
• Hakim (Numan Acar)
• Guard #3 (Sebastien Torkia)
• Prince Anders (Billy Magnussen)
• Dalia (Nasim Pedrad)