Want to make an easy $10 million? Tell the U.S. government where to find Yasin al-Suri, also known as Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil. He has used other aliases, including Yaseen al-Suri, Izz al-Din Abd al-Farid Khalil, and Zayn al-Abadin.

The United States State Department has announced that they will offer a reward of up to $10 million for information that leads to the whereabouts of an al-Qaeda financier. Al-Suri is believed to be working out of Iran. He was born in 1982 in al-Qamishli, Syria. He is described as having black hair and brown eyes. He is a "dedicated terrorist working in support of al-Qaida with the support of the government of Iran," according to Robert Hartung, an official with the U.S. State Department.

On Thursday Hartung told reporters in Washington that this announcement represents the first time that the State Department's Rewards for Justice program has offered compensation for information that leads to a terrorist financier. Hartung said that Yasin al-Suri assisted with the movement of funds and operatives through Iran and into the custody of al-Qaida leaders in other countries in the region.

It is believed that al-Suri operated under an agreement between al-Qaida and elements of the Iranian government, and transported militant recruits through Iran to al-Qaida leaders in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Al-Suri is a significant source of funding for al-Qaida and has collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from fundraisers and donations throughout the Persian Gulf region. Hartung said the alleged financier funneled significant amounts of money to al-Qaida leadership in Afghanistan and Iraq, and also arranged for the release of al-Qaida operatives from Iranian prisons and their transfer to Pakistan. When al-Qaida operatives are released, members of the Iranian government arrange to transfer them to the custody of al-Suri, who then facilitates their entry into Pakistan.

According to the State Department, authorities in Iran maintain a relationship with al-Suri and have continued to allow his activity within Iran's borders since 2005. The United States has not yet disclosed what action could be taken if they are provided with information as to his whereabouts in Iran.

The State Department encourages anyone with information on al-Suri’s location to contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate, any U.S. military commander, or the Rewards for Justice office via the website (www.rewardsforjustice.net), e-mail (RFJ@state.gov) or mail (Rewards for Justice, Washington, D.C. 20520-0303, USA). Individuals in Afghanistan may call the RFJ tip line at 0700 108 600.

All information will be kept strictly confidential.

Since its inception in 1984, the Rewards for Justice Program has paid more than $100 million to more than 70 people who provided actionable information that put terrorists behind bars or prevented acts of international terrorism worldwide.