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Air Force Club land: former Air Force commander Anwar Hama Amin sentenced and another former commander, Shihab Jahid, summoned (from 2019 to 2022)

Two former Air Force commanders who chaired the Air Force Sports Club's board faced court action over club land. On 13 November 2019 the Integrity Commission said the Karkh integrity investigation court had summoned the chairman of the club's board over violations in a contract between the board and two general contracting and real estate consultancy companies to invest about 50 donums allocated to the club. On 16 August 2021 the Commission said the Karkh Criminal Court had sentenced the former Air Force commander, in his presence, to two years' imprisonment under Article 340 of the Penal Code over that contract, which was to build a residential complex for members of the armed forces on Ministry of Finance land allocated to the club. AFP, quoted by Al Jazeera, named him as Lieutenant General Anwar Hama Amin and said he slipped away from the police after the verdict and was back in custody hours later. On 20 September 2022 the Commission said the Karkh Second Investigation Court had summoned another former Air Force commander and club chairman, named by Shafaq News as Lieutenant General Shihab Jahid, over the 15-year lease of club land in al-Waziriya to several people.

Period
From November 2019 to September 2022
Sector
Defence and securityMilitary sports club land (Iraqi Air Force)
Kind of case
Criminal prosecution
Jurisdiction
Federal Iraq

How the money moved

Investment and lease of state land allocated to a military sports club through contracts made by its board, chaired by serving or former Air Force commanders, in breach of the rules (as found by the court and alleged by the Integrity Commission).

What happened

Two-year prison sentence for Anwar Hama Amin (16 August 2021); summons for Shihab Jahid (20 September 2022), outcome not reported as of 19 October 2026.

Open questions

  • Names of the two companies and of the lessees.
  • Whether the land was recovered.
  • Any appeal by Anwar Hama Amin and the outcome of the 2022 summons.

People and companies

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People and companies
NameRole in the caseLegal statusDetailAs of
Anwar Hama Amin
أنور حمه أمين
Former commander of the Iraqi Air Force (lieutenant general) and former chairman of the Air Force Sports Club's boardConvicted (reported)The Integrity Commission said on 16 August 2021 that the Karkh Criminal Court (Third Panel) had sentenced the former Air Force commander, in his presence, to two years' imprisonment under Article 340 of the Penal Code over a contract between the club's board, which he had chaired, and two private companies to invest land owned by the Ministry of Finance and allocated to the club; AFP named him. Security sources told AFP he slipped away after the verdict and was back in custody hours later. The judgment was not seen.19 October 2026
Shihab Jahid
شهاب جاهد
Former commander of the Iraqi Air Force (lieutenant general) and former chairman of the Air Force Sports Club's boardUnder investigationSummoned on 20 September 2022 by the Karkh Second Investigation Court under Article 340 of the Penal Code over violations in a contract leasing club land in al-Waziriya to several people for 15 years (Integrity Commission statement; name given by Shafaq News). A summons is not a charge; no outcome reported as of 19 October 2026.19 October 2026

Sources

These are the documents on which this case rests. Each quote is given in the language of the document.
  1. Alsumaria News13 November 2019Integrity Commission statementTier B

    النزاهة: صدور امر استقدام بحق رئيس الهيئة الادارية لنادي القوة الجوية

    المتهم ارتكب مخالفات في العقد المبرم بين الهيأة الإدارية للنادي وشركتي تعهدات وتجارة عامة واستشارات عقارية وصناعية لاستثمار الأرض المخصصة للنادي
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  2. Shafaq News (Arabic)16 August 2021Integrity Commission statementTier B

    النزاهة تعلن تفاصيل الحكم بحق قائد القوة الجوية السابق

    إصدار محكمة جنايات الكرخ، الهيئة الثالثة حكماً حضورياً بالحبس سنتين بحقِّ قائد القوة الجويَّة السابق
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  3. Shafaq News (Arabic)20 September 2022Integrity Commission statementTier B

    النزاهة تستقدم قائد القوة الجوية ورئيس ناديها السابق لمخالفات مالية

    المسؤول السابق ارتكب مخالفات في عقد تأجير قطعة أرض مخصصةٍ لنادي القوة الجوية في منطقة الوزيرية
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  4. Al Jazeera Net17 August 2021Press reportTier D

    في حادثة لافتة ومثيرة.. قائد عسكري عراقي متهم بالفساد يفرّ بعد صدور حكم بسجنه

    توارى الفريق الركن أنور حمه أمين قائد القوة الجوية العراقية السابق من المكان
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