Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al-Samarrai
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Legal status as of 4 October 2026
Reported convicted by credible media or an official statement; the judgment itself not seen.
What the documents say
Convicted in absentia by Karkh Criminal Court, 24 December 2020, and sentenced to 15 years for intentionally damaging Diwan funds by causing it to buy real estate for IQD 6.766bn against an assessed value of IQD 2.107bn, breaching Property Acquisition Law No. 12/1981. Earlier accused (2010) of using Diwan funds and land for a private hotel and residential complex; removed from office by the Council of Ministers, 21 November 2013; subject to 16 arrest warrants by November 2014, released on bail. Died in Amman, Jordan, February 2024, apparently without serving the sentence.
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Head of the Sunni Endowment Diwan, from July 2005 to November 2013
Cases
| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corruption at Iraq's Sunni Endowment Diwan: bribery, an inflated property purchase and a hotel-acquisition case (from 2010 to 2023) | Head of the Sunni Endowment Diwan, from July 2005 to November 2013 | Convicted (reported) | Convicted in absentia by Karkh Criminal Court, 24 December 2020, and sentenced to 15 years for intentionally damaging Diwan funds by causing it to buy real estate for IQD 6.766bn against an assessed value of IQD 2.107bn, breaching Property Acquisition Law No. 12/1981. Earlier accused (2010) of using Diwan funds and land for a private hotel and residential complex; removed from office by the Council of Ministers, 21 November 2013; subject to 16 arrest warrants by November 2014, released on bail. Died in Amman, Jordan, February 2024, apparently without serving the sentence. | 28 September 2026 |
Dated events
- 21 November 2013Removed from officeRemoved by Council of Ministers
- November 2014Arrested16 arrest warrants issued, released on bail
- 24 December 2020Convicted (reported)Karkh Criminal Court, 15 years
Documents
- Al Jazeera Net27 January 2010Press reportTier D
اتهامات بالفساد للوقف السني بالعراق (Corruption accusations against Iraq's Sunni Endowment)
OriginalParliamentary integrity-committee member Amal al-Qadi accused Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al-Samarrai of turning the Umm al-Qura Mosque compound into a private residence and building a five-star hotel, residential complex, gym and pool costing about $5 million; his deputy called the claims baseless.
- Alsumaria TV24 December 2020Press reportTier D
السجن 15 عاما لرئيس ديوان الوقف السني الاسبق (15 years in prison for a former head of the Sunni Endowment Diwan)
Originalشراء عقار بمبلغ ستة مليارات وسبعمئة وستة وستين مليون وخمسمئة وأربعة وعشرين ألف دينار خلافا لأحكام قانون الاستملاك رقم 12 لسنة 1981 (purchasing real estate for 6,766,524,000 dinars, contrary to Property Acquisition Law No. 12 of 1981); Karkh Criminal Court, in absentia, 15 years.
- Alsumaria TV5 November 2014Press reportTier D
مصدر مطلع: القضاء اصدر 16 مذكرة قبض بحق أحمد عبد الغفور السامرائي وأخرجه بكفالة (Source: judiciary issued 16 arrest warrants against Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al-Samarrai and released him on bail)
Originalالقضاء اصدر 16 مذكرة قبض بحق [al-Samarrai] واخرجه بكفالة (the judiciary issued 16 arrest warrants against him and released him on bail)
Articles
- 17 February 2017