Samar Navabi

Samar Navabi's History

Samar Navabi was a Mossad operative who had past interactions with Raymond Reddington. After the death of a CIA Agent Meera Malik, she was assigned by Assistant Director Harold Cooper to the task force as an investigative agent and Mossad liaison. She is an Iranian Muslim who joined the Mossad because of the mistreatment and killing of her parents by the Iranian regime. She can speak English, French, Arabic, Farsi, Spanish, and German.

Samar suffers from Vascular Dementia, an illness that arose after a car accident that left her underwater for several minutes during a field operation that went wrong. During that time, her brain was unable to receive oxygen, leading to her condition. Samar’s Vascular Dementia is the reason for her recurring symptoms of mini-strokes that continuously damage and worsen her brain. Once the Mossad learned about her condition and realized she might be a liability, they put out a hit on her. After becoming an assassin’s target, Samar decided to leave town and run away. She has not been seen since.