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Hazim al-Shaalan

حازم الشعلان

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Legal status as of 4 October 2026

Convicted (reported)

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What the documents say

Sentenced in absentia by the Central Criminal Court to 7 years (30 May 2007) and to 3 years under Penal Code art. 341 over $5.053m of armoured-car purchases (announced August 2007), according to the Integrity Commission as reported by Aswat al-Iraq. A later account, which cites the January 2012 quarterly report of the US Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, says that the crimes were covered by the 2008 amnesty law. This has not been confirmed by a court or by an official Iraqi source. (Corrected on 30 September 2026.)

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Person
Roles
  • Minister of Defence (from June 2004 to May 2005)

Cases

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Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
Ministry of Defence arms-procurement scandal under the interim government (about $1.3bn, from 2004 to 2005)Minister of Defence (from June 2004 to May 2005)Convicted (reported)Sentenced in absentia by the Central Criminal Court to 7 years (30 May 2007) and to 3 years under Penal Code art. 341 over $5.053m of armoured-car purchases (announced August 2007), according to the Integrity Commission as reported by Aswat al-Iraq. A later account, which cites the January 2012 quarterly report of the US Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, says that the crimes were covered by the 2008 amnesty law. This has not been confirmed by a court or by an official Iraqi source. (Corrected on 30 September 2026.)30 September 2026

In the registers

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Public office

Public office
PostGovernmentPeriodSources
Minister of DefenceInterim government of Allawi
Iraqi National Congress
From June 2004 to May 2005en.wikipedia.orgar.wikipedia.org

Dated events

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  1. September 2005
    Charged or wantedCPI referred dossier; warrant announced
  2. 30 May 2007
    Convicted (reported)7 years (Central Criminal Court)
  3. August 2007
    Convicted (reported)3 years, Art. 341, armoured-car purchases $5.053m
  4. 2008
    Pardoned or amnestiedA later account says that the 2008 amnesty law covered the convictions; no court or official Iraqi source confirms it

Documents

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  1. Mehr News Agency (citing Aswat al-Iraq / Integrity Commission statement)27 August 2007Press reportTier D

    الحكم بالسجن على وزير الدفاع العراقي الاسبق حازم الشعلان

    أصدرت في 30 أيار/ مايو الماضي حكما بالسجن لمدة سبع سنوات غيابياً على وزير الدفاع الاسبق حازم الشعلان
    Case: Ministry of Defence arms-procurement scandal under the interim government (about $1.3bn, from 2004 to 2005)
    Original
  2. Arabic Wikipedia25 September 2026Press reportTier D

    حازم الشعلان

    وفي العام 2008، أصدر القضاء بحقه البراءة لعدم ثبوت الأدلة
    Case: Ministry of Defence arms-procurement scandal under the interim government (about $1.3bn, from 2004 to 2005)
    Original
  3. English Wikipedia (citing SIGIR January 2012 Quarterly Report)25 September 2026Press reportTier D

    Hazim al-Shaalan

    said that the crimes were covered by Amnesty legislation passed by the Council of Representatives of Iraq in 2008
    Case: Ministry of Defence arms-procurement scandal under the interim government (about $1.3bn, from 2004 to 2005)
    Original

Articles

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  1. 27 August 2007
    الحكم بالسجن على وزير الدفاع العراقي الاسبق حازم الشعلانMehr News Arabic
  2. 31 May 2007
    محكمة عراقية تقضي بسجن الشعلان سبع سنواتAl Jazeera Net
  3. 12 October 2005
    اتهام 27 بينهم 5 من حكومة علاوي بالفساد الشعلان مطلوب ويلاحقه الإنتربول: الوزراء الحاليون هم الفاسدونAs-Safir
  4. 7 October 2005
    أوامر باعتقال الشعلان و22 مسؤولاً في وزارة الدفاعAl Bayan
  5. 28 September 2005
    الشعلان ينفي تهمة الفساد المالي ويتعهد بمقاضاة وزير المالية الحاليAl Ittihad
  6. 20 September 2005
    مذكرة لاعتقال حازم الشعلان أكبر عملية نصب في التاريخ: أسلحة فاسدة للعراق بمليار دولارAs-Safir
  7. 19 September 2005
    أمر وشيك باعتقال وزير عراقي سابق بسبب اختلاسات ماليةAl Jazeera Net