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IRAQ'S CORRUPTION
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Ayham (Aiham) al-Samarrai

أيهم السامرائي

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Legal status as of 4 October 2026

Charges dropped or case closed

Charges dropped or the case closed.

What the documents say

Sentenced 12 October 2006 to 2 years (one of 13 charges); escaped custody December 2006; Interpol notice removed 29 April 2008 at Iraq's request (CBS). His supporters say that an appeal court acquitted him.

Kind
Person
Roles
  • Minister of Electricity (from 2003 to 2005)

Cases

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Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
Former Electricity Minister Ayham al-Samarrai: conviction, Green Zone escape and Interpol case (from 2005 to 2008)Minister of Electricity (from 2003 to 2005)Charges dropped or case closedSentenced 12 October 2006 to 2 years (one of 13 charges); escaped custody December 2006; Interpol notice removed 29 April 2008 at Iraq's request (CBS). His supporters say that an appeal court acquitted him.25 September 2026

In the registers

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Public office

Public office
PostGovernmentPeriodSources
Minister of ElectricityCabinet of the Governing CouncilFrom September 2003 to June 2004en.wikipedia.orgar.wikipedia.org
Minister of ElectricityInterim government of AllawiFrom June 2004 to May 2005en.wikipedia.orgar.wikipedia.org

Dated events

Each recorded step in the legal record of this entry is listed here in order of date.
  1. 12 October 2006
    Convicted2 years
  2. December 2006
    WantedEscaped from Green Zone detention
  3. 29 April 2008
    Charges dropped or case closedRemoved from Interpol list at Iraqi request

Documents

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  1. Arabic Wikipedia25 September 2026Press reportTier D

    أيهم السامرائي

    حكما بالسجن عامين على السامرائي بعد ان ادانته «بالفساد والإهمال وهدر المال العام»
    Case: Former Electricity Minister Ayham al-Samarrai: conviction, Green Zone escape and Interpol case (from 2005 to 2008)
    Original
  2. English Wikipedia25 September 2026Press reportTier D

    Ayham al-Samarrai

    on 11 October 2006 Alsammarae was convicted of misappropriation of funds regarding a $200,000 generator purchased for the southern province of Maysan
    Case: Former Electricity Minister Ayham al-Samarrai: conviction, Green Zone escape and Interpol case (from 2005 to 2008)
    Original
  3. CBS News (60 Minutes, editor's note)11 April 2008Press reportTier D

    Iraq: State Of Corruption

    Interpol no longer considers former electricity minister Aiham Alsammarae a fugitive
    Case: Former Electricity Minister Ayham al-Samarrai: conviction, Green Zone escape and Interpol case (from 2005 to 2008)
    Original

Articles

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  1. 19 April 2023
    مركز شرطة كرادة مريم.. فندق 5 نجوم لكبار المتهمين بالفساد وشهد هروب أيهم السامرائي وسعد كمبشRudaw Arabic
  2. 11 August 2015
    القضاء العراقي يطالب أمريكا بتسليم وزير سابق مدان بالفسادArabi21
  3. 11 August 2015
    المحمود يصادق على ملف استرداد وزير الكهرباء الاسبق ايهم السامرائيAlsumaria
  4. 9 January 2007
    أيهم السامرائي ينفي تهريبه من السجن وينتقد إعدام صدامAl Jazeera Net
  5. December 2006
    السامرائي: غادرت الخضراء لإفشال تصفيتيElaph
  6. 22 August 2006
    اعتقال وزير عراقي سابق بتهمة الفسادAl Jazeera Net