WASHINGTON — An Alabama man believed to be operating with terrorists in Somalia has been put on the FBI's list of "most wanted terrorists."

The FBI says Omar Shafik Hammami has been a senior leader in the terror group al-Shabab. Officials believe Hammami moved to Somalia in 2006 and joined the group, later designated by the State Department as a terrorist organization.

From Somalia, Hammami has taken on the role of jihadi lecturer and Islamic scholar. After U.S. Navy SEALs killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan in 2011, Hammami threatened at a news conference near Mogadishu to avenge the killing.

Hammami faces charges in the U.S. of providing material support to terrorists.

Hammami's father, who lives in Daphne, said his son's addition to the FBI's list of most wanted terrorists is out of his hands.

"I cannot say anything or do anything to change the situation," Shafik Hammami said.

The FBI created its "Most Wanted Terrorist" list a month after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.