People & Institutions
Nour Zuhair Jassim
نور زهير جاسم
This page sets out what the documents in this archive record about this person: the legal status on the date shown, the cases, the official registers and the sources.
Legal status as of 4 October 2026
Convicted in absentia
Found guilty by a court while absent.
What the documents say
Arrested at Baghdad airport October 2022; released on bail against repayment; new arrest warrant August 2024 after failing to appear; sentenced in absentia to 10 years (Karkh anti-corruption criminal court, 25 November 2024); Interpol recovery file; request to benefit from the amended amnesty law pending Finance Ministry approval (Supreme Judicial Council, 10 July 2026).
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Businessman; owner of al-Qanit and al-Mubdi'un companies
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Theft of the Century": about IQD 3.8 trillion (about $2.5bn) withdrawn from the General Commission for Taxes trust deposits at Rafidain Bank (from 2021 to 2022) | Businessman; owner of al-Qanit and al-Mubdi'un companies | Convicted in absentia | Arrested at Baghdad airport October 2022; released on bail against repayment; new arrest warrant August 2024 after failing to appear; sentenced in absentia to 10 years (Karkh anti-corruption criminal court, 25 November 2024); Interpol recovery file; request to benefit from the amended amnesty law pending Finance Ministry approval (Supreme Judicial Council, 10 July 2026). | 25 September 2026 |
Dated events
Each recorded step in the legal record of this entry is listed here in order of date.
- October 2022ArrestedArrested at Baghdad airport
- 27 November 2022Released on bailBail tied to repayment agreement
- 27 August 2024Charged or wantedWarrant after non-appearance
- 25 November 2024Convicted in absentia10 years
- 10 July 2026WantedAbroad; amnesty request pending
Documents
These are the documents behind this entry. Each quote is given in the language of the document.
- Supreme Judicial Council (Media of the judiciary)25 November 2024Court judgmentTier A
The Karkh Criminal Court for Combating Corruption Adjudicates the cases of tax deposits
OriginalArchived copyissuing sentences of ten years in prison against the accused Noor Zuhair, six years in prison against the accused Raed Juhi
- Supreme Judicial Council10 July 2026Government statementTier A
توضيح (clarification on the tax deposits case)
OriginalArchived copyويجب استحصال موافقة الوزير على آلية تسديد المبالغ المترتبة بذمة المحكوم بحسب قانون تعديل قانون العفو
وتم إجراء التحقيق مع رئيس الوزراء الذي حصلت خلال فترة حكومته هذه الجريمة، وتم غلق التحقيق بحقه لعدم كفاية الأدلة
- The National (Sinan Mahmoud)27 August 2024Press reportTier D
Arrest warrant issued for main accused in Iraq's "heist of the century"
OriginalNoor Zuhair Jassim was arrested at Baghdad International Airport in late 2022
Articles
These press articles mention this name and are listed with the newest first. They are given for journalists and researchers. An article is a report, not a finding. (81 articles)
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- 10 July 2026Iraq sentences 12 tax employees in ‘heist of the century’ corruption casemiddleeastmonitor.com
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- 16 September 2024القضاء العراقي يلاحق رئيس هيئة النزاهةAsharq Al-Awsat
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- 27 August 2024المتهم بـ«سرقة القرن» مطارداً بمذكرة قبض عراقيةAsharq Al-Awsat
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- 24 August 2024التشكيك يلاحق حادثة نور زهير في بيروت.. «مسرحية» أم «محاولة اغتيال»؟Al-Aalem Al-Jadeed
- 24 August 2024
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- 23 August 2024إصابة نور زهير بـ"حادث سير" في بيروتshafaq.com
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- 19 August 2024تصريحات نور زهير تثير استغراب النواب.. ودعوات لمحاكمته علنياAl-Aalem Al-Jadeed
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- 14 August 2024انتقادات «لاذعة» تطال القضاء العراقي بسبب «نور زهير»Al-Aalem Al-Jadeed
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- 14 January 2024بعد تسوية “سرقة القرن”.. توصيات حكومية بحسم قضايا الفساد الكبيرةAl-Aalem Al-Jadeed
- 29 September 2023الدهلكي يرد على هيئة النزاهة بشأن قضية "نور زهير"baghdadtoday.news
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- 1 May 2023هل يقترب نور زهير من البراءة بعد حصوله على وكالات الشركات الكبرى؟Al-Aalem Al-Jadeed
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- 21 January 2023“مكاسب” نور زهير.. تكشف حجم الداعمين وتنذر بتكرار السيناريوAl-Aalem Al-Jadeed
- 21 January 2023
- 20 January 2023رفع إشارة الحجز عن شركة تابعة للمتهم بـ"سرقة القرن "نور زهير"baghdadtoday.news
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- 25 October 2022اعتقال المتهم الأول بسرقة الأمانات الضريبيةalsumaria.tv