Atheel al-Nujaifi
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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
Sentenced in absentia by the Nineveh Criminal Court to 7 years (Penal Code art. 340) for spending on the al-Hashd al-Watani camps (Zelikan, Dobordan, Makhmour, Rabia) against the rules, exceeding his financial powers outside the budget lines and overpricing, which wasted IQD 2.76bn (Integrity Commission statement, 9 April 2022). Earlier, an arrest warrant from the Nineveh integrity investigation court over wages paid beyond his powers (announced 10 April 2018), and, according to the same report, a 3-year sentence in absentia from a Rusafa misdemeanour court for abuse of office (art. 329).
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Former governor of Nineveh
Cases
| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Nineveh governor Atheel al-Nujaifi: arrest warrants and sentences in absentia (from 2018 to 2022) | Former governor of Nineveh | Convicted (reported) | Sentenced in absentia by the Nineveh Criminal Court to 7 years (Penal Code art. 340) for spending on the al-Hashd al-Watani camps (Zelikan, Dobordan, Makhmour, Rabia) against the rules, exceeding his financial powers outside the budget lines and overpricing, which wasted IQD 2.76bn (Integrity Commission statement, 9 April 2022). Earlier, an arrest warrant from the Nineveh integrity investigation court over wages paid beyond his powers (announced 10 April 2018), and, according to the same report, a 3-year sentence in absentia from a Rusafa misdemeanour court for abuse of office (art. 329). | 30 September 2026 |
Dated events
- 10 April 2018Charged or wantedArrest warrant over wages paid beyond his powers (case 192/Q/2016/12)
- 9 April 2022Convicted in absentia7 years (art. 340), IQD 2.76bn of public money wasted
Documents
- Kurdistan24 (Federal Integrity Commission statement)9 April 2022Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
محكمة عراقية تحكم بسجن أثيل النجيفي 7 سنوات بتهمة "هدر المال العام"
Originalمحكمة جنايات نينوى، الهيئة الأولى أصدرت قرارها بإدانة محافظ نينوى الأسبق؛ لقيامه بصرف مبالغ مالية على معسكرات الحشد الوطني (زليكان، دوبردان، مخمور، ربيعة) خلافا للضوابط والتعليمات
- Alsumaria (Federal Integrity Commission statement)10 April 2018Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
النزاهة تعلن صدور امر قبض جديد بحق اثيل النجيفي
Originalمحكمة تحقيق نينوى المُختصَّة بالنظر في قضايا النزاهة أصدرت أمر قبضٍ بحقِّ المُتَّهم أثيل عبد العزيز محمد النجيفيِّ في القضيَّة المُرقَّـمة 192/ ق 2016/12 الخاصَّة بصرف أجور خارج الصلاحيَّات الوظيفيَّة