Asaad al-Eidani (Asaad Abd al-Amir al-Eidani)
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Legal status as of 4 October 2026
Accused by an official body or office holder; not charged.
What the documents say
A parliamentary investigative committee (Order 87, formed 27 February 2024, chaired by MP Saud al-Saadi) accused him in reporting dated 2 November 2025 of roughly IQD 4.5tn in financial 'waste' and violations, inflated contract amendments, disregard of Financial Oversight Bureau directives, and fraudulent bank-guarantee letters tied to a bank the committee said was linked to his wife, and recommended referring him to Baghdad's Integrity Court and moving to dismiss him. No court referral, arrest, charge or conviction is on record. Separately in dispute with Baghdad over about 9,000 informally settled land plots at Khor al-Zubair (PM Sudani ordered demolitions halted in 2025; Eidani said he was not bound to obey as an elected official).
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Governor of Basra since 2017
Cases
| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basra Governor Asaad al-Eidani: parliamentary probe into land allocation and financial mismanagement (from 2024 to 2025) | Governor of Basra since 2017 | Accused by an official body | A parliamentary investigative committee (Order 87, formed 27 February 2024, chaired by MP Saud al-Saadi) accused him in reporting dated 2 November 2025 of roughly IQD 4.5tn in financial 'waste' and violations, inflated contract amendments, disregard of Financial Oversight Bureau directives, and fraudulent bank-guarantee letters tied to a bank the committee said was linked to his wife, and recommended referring him to Baghdad's Integrity Court and moving to dismiss him. No court referral, arrest, charge or conviction is on record. Separately in dispute with Baghdad over about 9,000 informally settled land plots at Khor al-Zubair (PM Sudani ordered demolitions halted in 2025; Eidani said he was not bound to obey as an elected official). | 28 September 2026 |
Documents
- Rudaw21 May 2025Press reportTier D
Basra governor faces dismissal, court referral over land and contract violations
Originalviolations and other concerns related to suspected irregularities in various projects
- Alssaa2 November 2025Press reportTier D
أكبر من سرقة 'القرن'.. لجنة نيابية تتهم العيداني بهدر 4.5 تريليونات دينار (Bigger than the 'Theft of the Century': a parliamentary committee accuses Eidani of wasting IQD 4.5tn)
Originalالإضرار العمد بالمال العام (intentional damage to public funds)