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IRAQ'S CORRUPTION
العربية
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Sinan al-Shabibi

سنان الشبيبي

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Legal status as of 4 October 2026

Acquitted

Found not guilty.

What the documents say

Arrest warrant announced 19 October 2012; reported in-absentia sentence of 7 years (4 September 2014, Alsumaria citing a source); retried and released, evidence of innocence judged stronger (according to parliamentary integrity committee chair, 18 January 2015). Died January 2022.

Kind
Person
Roles
  • Central Bank of Iraq Governor (from September 2003 to October 2012)

Cases

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Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
Prosecution of Central Bank governor Sinan al-Shabibi and deputy Mudhir Salih over the dollar auction (from 2012 to 2015)Central Bank of Iraq Governor (from September 2003 to October 2012)AcquittedArrest warrant announced 19 October 2012; reported in-absentia sentence of 7 years (4 September 2014, Alsumaria citing a source); retried and released, evidence of innocence judged stronger (according to parliamentary integrity committee chair, 18 January 2015). Died January 2022.25 September 2026

In the registers

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Public office

Public office
PostGovernmentPeriodSources
Governor of the Central Bank of IraqCentral Bank of IraqFrom September 2003 to October 2012en.wikipedia.orgar.wikipedia.org

Dated events

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  1. 19 October 2012
    Charged or wantedSupreme Judicial Council announced warrant
  2. 4 September 2014
    Convicted in absentia7 years (reported)
  3. 18 January 2015
    AcquittedRetrial; released (according to parliamentary committee)

Documents

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  1. Alsumaria News4 September 2014Press reportTier D

    الحكم على محافظ البنك المركزي السابق سنان الشبيبي بالسجن سبع سنوات

    اصدر حكماً بالسجن سبع سنوات بحق محافظ البنك المركزي السابق سنان الشبيبي
    Case: Prosecution of Central Bank governor Sinan al-Shabibi and deputy Mudhir Salih over the dollar auction (from 2012 to 2015)
    Original
  2. Alsumaria News (press conference of parliamentary integrity committee chair Talal al-Zobaie)18 January 2015Press reportTier C

    النزاهة النيابية: إعادة الحكم في قضية البنك المركزي وأدلة براءة الشبيبي اقوى من الاتهامات

    بحضور محافظ البنك السابق سنان الشبيبي الذي تم الافراج عنه لان أدلة البراءة كانت أقوى من أدلة الاتهام
    Case: Prosecution of Central Bank governor Sinan al-Shabibi and deputy Mudhir Salih over the dollar auction (from 2012 to 2015)
    Original

Articles

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  1. 21 February 2017
    معلومات صادمة عن الأموال الضخمة التي أهدرها المالكيArabi21
  2. 19 January 2015
    هيثم الجبوري: 36 موظفاً في البنك المركزي أهدروا المال العام بتوجيهات من الشبيبيalsumaria.tv
  3. 18 January 2015
    النزاهة النيابية: إعادة الحكم في قضية البنك المركزي وأدلة براءة الشبيبي أقوى من الاتهاماتalsumaria.tv
  4. 6 November 2012
    الشبيبي: اتهام المالكي للبنك المركزي غير دقيق وادعوه لكشف ملفات الفساد التي تحدث عنهاalsumaria.tv
  5. 2 November 2012
    Iraq's central bank governor Sinan Al-Shabibi is forced outEuromoney
  6. 18 October 2012
    القضاء الأعلى: هيئة في محكمة النزاهة تنظر بصحة الاتهامات الموجهة للشبيبيalsumaria.tv
  7. 17 October 2012
    الفساد يصل المركزي العراقيAl Jazeera Net
  8. 17 October 2012
    محافظ البنك المركزي وكالة: تقرير الرقابة المالية تحفظ على بعض معاملات مزاد العملةalsumaria.tv