Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25555565-20150209010101/@comment-25926288-20150212180830

Jafar had potential, but wasn't that powerful because of some of his actions. Or at least he didn't have versatility. I assume that Agrabah magic users uses a different set of spells than EF users. I will always remember when the staff was taken from Jafar, Jafar literally ran away. Jafar seemingly depended on Amara's power to amplify his own or to utilize.

Amar used someone who she thought would work for her cause. We also, don't know how far Agrabah is from EF. Also, I doubt she'd seek out any EF sorceress since they seem (and are) to likely backstab and wouldn't agree. Amara literally could have used any magic user, but Jafar landed in her face, like a wonderful opportunity.