Iraq's Corruption
People & Institutions

Qubad Talabani

قوباد طالباني

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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

Source of the 16,500 figure.

Kind
Person
Roles
  • KRG Deputy Prime Minister

Cases

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Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
Kurdistan Region: 16,500 double-salary earners removed (2020) and UN monitoring of grand-corruption trials (from 2024 to 2025)KRG Deputy Prime MinisterNot charged as of the date of writingSource of the 16,500 figure.25 September 2026

Documents

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  1. Iraq Business News (Padraig O'Hannelly)18 November 2020Press reportTier D

    More than 16,000 Ghost Workers removed in Kurdistan

    The Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) biometric registration program is claimed to have removed more than 16,000
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