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IRAQ'S CORRUPTION
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Masrour Barzani

مسرور بارزاني

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Legal status as of 4 October 2026

Not charged as of the date of writing

Named, for example as an office holder, bank owner or licence holder, with no charge, conviction, sanction or official finding.

What the documents say

Not charged as of the date of writing. Named as a defendant in a US civil lawsuit filed in January 2024 (US District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 1:24-cv-00278) that alleges torture, extrajudicial killing and support for terrorism; these are the plaintiffs' allegations, not findings. The court dismissed two earlier versions of the complaint (the second on 9 May 2025); a motion by the Barzani defendants to dismiss the current one was pending as of August 2026.

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Person
Roles
  • Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (as the complaint describes him)

Cases

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Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
US civil lawsuit against Kurdistan Region leaders (Revend et al. v. Barzani et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 1:24-cv-00278), since 2024Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (as the complaint describes him)Not charged as of the date of writingNot charged as of the date of writing. Named as a defendant in a US civil lawsuit filed in January 2024 (US District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 1:24-cv-00278) that alleges torture, extrajudicial killing and support for terrorism; these are the plaintiffs' allegations, not findings. The court dismissed two earlier versions of the complaint (the second on 9 May 2025); a motion by the Barzani defendants to dismiss the current one was pending as of August 2026.30 September 2026

Documents

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  1. US District Court for the District of Columbia: plaintiffs' complaint (Dkt. 1)30 January 2024Court filing: plaintiffs' allegations, not findingsTier B

    Kurdistan Victims Fund et al. v. Kurdistan Regional Government et al., No. 1:24-cv-00278, Complaint

    The Barzani Continuing Criminal Enterprise is an association-in-fact within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 1961(4)
    Original
  2. US District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge Randolph D. Moss): Memorandum Opinion and Order, Dkt. 839 May 2025Court opinionTier A

    Revend et al. v. Kurdistan Regional Government et al.: dismissal of the second amended complaint

    Because the relief Plaintiffs seek “can[not] be awarded without ‘individualized proof,’” Kurdistan Victims Fund lacks associational standing.
    Original
  3. US District Court for the District of Columbia: docket (CourtListener RECAP) and Dkt. 14214 August 2026Court docketTier A

    Revend et al. v. Aziz et al., docket 68208106 (entries to 14 August 2026)

    Plaintiffs’ counsel, Tate, Bywater, Fuller, Mickelsen & Tull, PLC, shall pay a sum of $100,000 as sanctions to Defendant Joe R. Reeder, to be paid on or before April 30, 2026.
    Original

Articles

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  1. 8 March 2026
    SCOOP: Surveillance Technology Contractor Sues Masrour Barzani, Seeks $460 Million in New YorkThe Amargi
  2. 4 September 2024
    PM Masrour Barzani announced combating corruption in Kurdistan Regionkurdistan24.net
  3. 11 March 2024
    PM Masrour Barzani reaffirms the KRI's constitutional integrity on March 11 anniversaryshafaq.com
  4. 6 November 2019
    Kurdistan Region receives only 5 percent of Iraqi budget: PM Masrour Barzanikurdistan24.net