Religion: Serbian Orthodox
Name: Ranko Zamani
Other Names: Ranko Sinisa Zamani; Sacha M. Chacko; Ranko Senesia Zamani
First Appearance: The Blacklist - Season 1, Episode 1 (23 Sep. 2013): "Pilot"
Creators: Jon Bokenkamp, Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier, Joe Carnahan, Jamie Jackson (actor)
Number of Appearances: 1
Enemy of: FBI, Red, Elizabeth Keen, Tom Keen
Occupation: terrorist
Nation: USA
Birth Place: Serbia
Race: white
Gender: male
Note: 1st "blacklist" criminal Reddington tells FBI about
BELOW: Red points out that terrorist Ranko Zamani is Serbian Orthodox, so he wouldn't have a tattoo.
Raymond Reddington: "I need you to tell me what Zamani said... In the house, what did he say? What did you see?"
Agent Elizabeth Keen: "He, uh, asked about the Chemist, about the girl..."
Raymond Reddington: "No. What did you see?"
Agent Elizabeth Keen: "Uh, there was blood. There was blood everywhere."
Raymond Reddington: "Take a breath, Lizzy."
[Agent Keen probes her memories. She recalls seeing something on the back of Zamani's hand - a mark, a symbol.]
Agent Elizabeth Keen: "There was a tattoo."
Raymond Reddington: "He's Serbian Orthodox. He wouldn't have a tattoo."
Agent Elizabeth Keen: "I know what I saw. This mark, I've seen it before."
[Agent Keen probes her memories further. She recalls seeing the symbol somewhere else - on a pamphlet for the D.C. zoo. It is a symbol used for the zoo.]
Agent Elizabeth Keen: "It wasn't a tattoo. It was a stamp. Zamani's gonna bomb the D.C. zoo."
Source: The Blacklist - Season 1, Episode 1 (23 Sep. 2013): "Pilot". Written by Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier, Jon Bokenkamp. See also: religion identified by name; Eastern Orthodox; Red (Raymond Reddington); Ranko Zamani
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://the-blacklist.wikia.com/wiki/Ranko_Zamani
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2920128/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blacklist_(TV_series)