People & Institutions
Haider al-Abadi
حيدر العبادي
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Legal status as of 4 October 2026
Not charged as of the date of writing
Named, for example as an office holder, bank owner or licence holder, with no charge, conviction, sanction or official finding.
What the documents say
Announced the finding.
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Prime Minister (from 2014 to 2018)
Cases
These are the cases in this archive that name this entry, with the status in each case on the date shown.
| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Ghost soldiers": 50,000 fictitious names on the army payroll (Abadi, November 2014) | Prime Minister (from 2014 to 2018) | Not charged as of the date of writing | Announced the finding. | 25 September 2026 |
In the registers
Being listed in a register records a role, an ownership stake, a licence or a designation. It is not an allegation. All registers
Public office
| Post | Government | Period | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Communications | Cabinet of the Governing Council | From September 2003 to June 2004 | en.wikipedia.orgar.wikipedia.org |
| Prime Minister | Government of al-Abadi Islamic Dawa Party (State of Law Coalition) | From September 2014 to October 2018 | ar.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.org |
Documents
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- Al Jazeera English (news agencies)30 November 2014Press reportTier D
Iraq uncovers 50,000 "ghost soldiers"
Originalequivalent to almost four full army divisions
Articles
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- 16 August 2023
- 22 June 2023
- 14 November 2020
- 9 December 2019
- 16 May 2019
- 25 January 2019Iraq activates Supreme Anti-Corruption Councilal-monitor.com
- 7 September 2018
- 13 August 2018
- 7 August 2018
- 7 August 2018
- 7 August 2018
- 4 August 2018أموال بغداد لا تقنع محتجي الجنوبaawsat.com
- 2 August 2018
- 2 August 2018
- 31 July 2018
- 29 July 2018السيستاني والمحتجون يحاصرون ساسة العراقaawsat.com
- 29 July 2018Iraq sacks five local election officials on corruption chargesmiddleeastmonitor.com
- 25 June 2018
- 17 May 2018
- 17 May 2018
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- 14 May 2018
- 3 May 2018
- 24 April 2018
- 24 April 2018
- 22 April 2018
- 18 April 2018
- 18 April 2018
- 15 April 2018
- 15 April 2018العبادي: لن نتردد أمام فتح أي ملف فسادalsumaria.tv
- 11 April 2018
- 7 April 2018
- 21 March 2018
- 15 March 2018
- 15 March 2018Iraq PM says corruption more dangerous than terrorismmiddleeastmonitor.com
- 8 March 2018
- 14 February 2018
- 14 February 2018
- 1 February 2018العبادي يعد بخطة شاملة لمحاربة الفسادalsumaria.tv
- 30 January 2018العبادي يعلن البدء بـ"مهمة محاربة الفساد"alsumaria.tv
- 13 January 2018
- 3 January 2018
- 29 December 2017
- 24 December 2017
- 23 December 2017
- 16 December 2017
- 13 December 2017
- 11 December 2017
- 7 December 2017
- 6 December 2017
- 5 December 2017العبادي: العراق سيواصل محاربة الفسادaljazeera.net
- 5 December 2017
- 4 December 2017
- 4 December 2017
- 29 November 2017
- 28 November 2017
- 28 November 2017
- 24 November 2017
- 23 November 2017
- 23 November 2017
- 23 November 2017
- 23 November 2017
- 22 November 2017
- 9 November 2017
- 24 October 2017
- 19 October 2017
- 12 September 2017
- 9 August 2017
- 1 August 2017
- 10 July 2017نائبة تدعو العبادي لمحاربة "دواعش الفساد"alsumaria.tv
- 6 July 2017العبادي يقرر احالة ملف لمحافظ البصرة الى النزاهةalsumaria.tv
- 24 May 2017
- 21 May 2017
- 11 April 2017
- 6 April 2017
- 6 April 2017
- 3 April 2017
- 2 April 2017
- 27 March 2017
- 22 March 2017
- 18 February 2017
- 25 January 2017
- 19 January 2017
- 19 October 2016
- 5 October 2016
- 24 September 2016
- 1 September 2016
- 21 August 2016رئيس هيئة النزاهة يدعو العبادي الى قبول استقالتهalsumaria.tv
- 18 August 2016
- 15 August 2016
- 11 August 2016
- 1 August 2016
- 24 July 2016
- 30 June 2016
- 22 June 2016
- 20 June 2016
- 7 June 2016
- 30 April 2016
- 12 April 2016
- 7 April 2016
- 2 April 2016
- 31 March 2016
- 30 March 2016Can Iraq make headway against corruption?aljazeera.com
- 30 March 2016
- 19 March 2016
- 14 March 2016
- 8 March 2016
- 7 March 2016
- 3 March 2016
- 22 February 2016الاعرجي يطالب العبادي بسحب يد رئيس هيئة النزاهةalsumaria.tv
- 3 February 2016
- 3 February 2016
- 3 February 2016
- 29 January 2016
- 26 January 2016
- 9 January 2016العبادي يعلن 2016 عام القضاء على الفسادalsumaria.tv
- 15 November 2015
- 31 October 2015
- 22 October 2015
- 20 October 2015
- 19 October 2015
- 7 October 2015
- 5 October 2015
- 23 September 2015
- 11 September 2015
- 11 September 2015
- 8 September 2015
- 17 August 2015
- 15 August 2015
- 14 August 2015آفاق مكافحة الفساد في العراقaljazeera.net
- 14 August 2015تداعيات الفساد في العراق وآفاق مكافحتهaljazeera.net
- 13 August 2015
- 12 August 2015العبادي: محاربة الفساد لا تحتاج إلى قانونaljazeera.net
- 12 August 2015Iraqi officials banned from travelling following corruption chargesmiddleeastmonitor.com
- 11 August 2015
- 11 August 2015
- 10 August 2015
- 9 August 2015
- 9 August 2015
- 8 August 2015
- 8 August 2015
- 7 August 2015
- 7 August 2015
- 7 August 2015
- 4 August 2015
- 4 August 2015
- 14 April 2015
- 6 April 2015
- 5 April 2015
- 12 January 2015
- 9 January 2015
- 5 December 2014
- 1 December 2014Iraq PM sacks officials over ‘ghost soldiers’aljazeera.com
- 30 November 2014Iraq uncovers 50,000 'ghost soldiers'Al Jazeera English
- 30 November 2014حيدر العبادي: خمسون ألف جندي وهمي في أربع فرق عسكريةAsharq Al-Awsat
- 29 November 2014
- 10 November 2014
- 14 October 2014
- 12 October 2014
- 26 September 2014
- 17 August 2014
- 15 August 2014
- 21 April 2013