Several members of the family hold important positions such as Ghazi Niazi Jarrar, Yousef Al Jarrar, the leader Fawaz Jarrar, Shiekh Tawfiq Jarrar (Mufti of Jenin district), and the head of Jenin Municipality Hadem Jarrar.
Jarrar first gained prominence as the person referenced in the title of the blog "Where is Raed?", written and maintained by Salam Pax, to which Jarrar himself made infrequent posts.
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Jarrar later gained attention after an incident on August 12, 2006 at John F. Kennedy International Airport.