People & Institutions
Bahaa Abdul Hussein
بهاء عبد الحسين
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Legal status as of 4 October 2026
Convicted (reported)
Reported convicted by credible media or an official statement; the judgment itself not seen.
What the documents say
- Arrested in September 2020 at Baghdad airport. On 24 January 2021 a judicial source told the Iraqi News Agency that the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court had sentenced him to 4 years under Penal Code art. 310 and fined him IQD 10m for giving bribes to the former head of the National Retirement Authority. On 8 July 2021 Alsumaria reported a second sentence of 3 years' rigorous imprisonment, with two others, for embezzlement at the company (art. 316). A December 2022 retrial reportedly cut the bribery sentence to 1 year 9 months, and a later release was reported. The WSJ (31 May 2025) calls him 'Bahaa Abdul Hadi', a shorter form of his full name.
- Signed, as Qi Card's managing director, the portfolio agreement of 8 November 2017, the 2017 to 2018 insurance policies and the minutes of 14 January 2020 (Finance Ministry audit committee, 8 February 2021). Committee 29's letter of 29 November 2021 calls him convicted and says his sentences for bribing the head of the National Retirement Authority were upheld by the Federal Court of Cassation; it attaches no judgment. Alsumaria reported on 8 July 2021 a three-year sentence for embezzlement with two others.
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Founder and head of Qi Card (International Smart Card); Founder and former managing director of International Smart Card (Qi Card)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee 29 ("Abu Ragheef committee"): PM Kadhimi's special anti-corruption committee (from 2020 to 2022) | Founder and head of Qi Card (International Smart Card) | Convicted (reported) | Arrested in September 2020 at Baghdad airport. On 24 January 2021 a judicial source told the Iraqi News Agency that the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court had sentenced him to 4 years under Penal Code art. 310 and fined him IQD 10m for giving bribes to the former head of the National Retirement Authority. On 8 July 2021 Alsumaria reported a second sentence of 3 years' rigorous imprisonment, with two others, for embezzlement at the company (art. 316). A December 2022 retrial reportedly cut the bribery sentence to 1 year 9 months, and a later release was reported. The WSJ (31 May 2025) calls him 'Bahaa Abdul Hadi', a shorter form of his full name. | 30 September 2026 |
| Qi Card: Pension Fund and Rafidain Bank money lent through Qi Card, IQD 5.91 trillion to about 847,000 borrowers (from 2017 to 2021) | Founder and former managing director of International Smart Card (Qi Card) | Convicted (reported) | Signed, as Qi Card's managing director, the portfolio agreement of 8 November 2017, the 2017 to 2018 insurance policies and the minutes of 14 January 2020 (Finance Ministry audit committee, 8 February 2021). Committee 29's letter of 29 November 2021 calls him convicted and says his sentences for bribing the head of the National Retirement Authority were upheld by the Federal Court of Cassation; it attaches no judgment. Alsumaria reported on 8 July 2021 a three-year sentence for embezzlement with two others. | 1 October 2026 |
Dated events
Each recorded step in the legal record of this entry is listed here in order of date.
- September 2020ArrestedArrested at Baghdad airport
- 24 January 2021Convicted (reported)4 years for giving bribes (art. 310), judicial source to the Iraqi News Agency
- 8 July 2021Convicted (reported)3 years for embezzlement at the company (art. 316)
Documents
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- Kitabat (Iraqi News Agency, judicial source)24 January 2021Official news agency (judicial source)Tier C
محكمة مكافحة الفساد في العراق تصدر أحكاما بالسجن والغرامة في قضية (كي كارد)
Originalصدر حكم محكمة جنايات مكافحة الفساد المركزية بالسجن لمدة أربع سنوات بحق المتهم (بهاء عبد الحسين عبد الهادي) مدير شركة كي كارد وفق احكام المادة 310 من قانون العقوبات
- Amwaj.media (media monitor)25 January 2021Press reportTier C
الحكم بالسجن بتهم الفساد لمدير سابق لشركة بطاقات دفع
Originalأفادت وكالة الأنباء العراقية الرسمية (واع) في 24 يناير/كانون الثاني أن محكمة مكافحة الفساد العراقية أصدرت حكمًا بالسجن لمدة أربع سنوات
- Alsumaria (via Nabd)8 July 2021Press reportTier C
متورطون بالفساد.. الحكم بالحبس الشديد لثلاثة اشخاص في شركة "كي كارد"
Originalقررت محكمة جنايات الكرخ لمكافحة الفساد الحكم على ثلاثة موظفين بالحبس الشديد لمدة ثلاث سنوات
- ElaphDecember 2022Press reportTier C
بغداد: تخفيف مفاجئ لحكم السجن على مدانين كبيرين بالفساد
Original - Musings on Iraq (blog, Joel Wing)27 January 2021Press reportTier D
Qi Card Allegedly Involved In Ghost Hashd Fighter Scheme
OriginalUp to 70,000 ghost Hashd fighters were reportedly registered with the Qi Cards
- Daraj10 March 2022Press reportTier D
المحكمة الاتحادية "تعدم" لجنة أبو رغيف
Originalقررت راهناً عدم صحة الأمر الديواني المرقم 29 لسنة 2020
- The Wall Street Journal (full text reprinted by To Vima)31 May 2025Press report (unnamed source)Tier C
Needing Dollars, Iran-Backed Militias Turn to Visa and Mastercard (David S. Cloud)
OriginalIraq was a minor market for Visa and Mastercard a couple of years ago, generating just $50 million a month or less in cross-border transactions at the start of 2023. ... In recent days, Treasury formally asked the Iraqi central bank to block the more than 200,000 cards used by militia members due to fraud concerns.
- Ministry of Finance: audit committee formed by ministerial order 27000/2781 of 27 December 2020 (recommendations ratified by the Minister)8 February 2021Audit reportTier A
Report on the Pension Fund and Rafidain Bank portfolios lent through International Smart Card (Qi Card)
قام مصرف الرافدين بإنشاء محفظتين الاولى خاصة بصندوق تقاعد موظفي الدولة تمول من أموال الصندوق ... لا يوجد أي اتفاق بين المصرف والشركة العالمية للبطاقة الذكية يحدد حقوق والتزامات الطرفين
- Committee of Diwani Order 29 of 2020 (Prime Minister's Office)29 November 2021Government statementTier A
Letter of 29 November 2021 to the Central Bank Governor's Office on International Smart Card (Qi Card)
صدرت أحكام قضائية بحق المدير المفوض السابق للشركة العالمية للبطاقة الذكية المحكوم (بهاء عبد الحسين عبد الهادي) وصدقت الأحكام من قبل محكمة التمييز الاتحادية