Waysi Barzani
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
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.
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Head of the KRG's intelligence and security agency and counter-terrorism (as the complaint describes him)
Cases
| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As 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 2024 | Head of the KRG's intelligence and security agency and counter-terrorism (as the complaint describes him) | Not charged as of the date of writing | 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. | 30 September 2026 |
Documents
- 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
OriginalThe Barzani Continuing Criminal Enterprise is an association-in-fact within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 1961(4)
- 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
OriginalBecause the relief Plaintiffs seek “can[not] be awarded without ‘individualized proof,’” Kurdistan Victims Fund lacks associational standing.
- 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)
OriginalPlaintiffs’ 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.