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IRAQ'S CORRUPTION
العربية
People & Institutions

Afrah Mohammed Abd Ali

افراح محمد عبد علي

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Legal status as of 4 October 2026

Convicted (reported)

Reported convicted by credible media or an official statement; the judgment itself not seen.

What the documents say

As Rafidain Bank's Director General, signed the minutes of 14 January 2020 with Qi Card that launched instant electronic advances. The Finance Ministry's audit committee (8 February 2021) recorded as violations that this was done without the bank board's approval, that the minutes set no interest, commissions or duties, and that the bank bore the IQD 50 billion cost of testing the company's system; the Board of Supreme Audit (20 April 2021) also names the Director General on the instant-advances portfolio. Alsumaria reported on 8 July 2021 that the Karkh anti-corruption criminal court sentenced three people, among them Afrah Mohammed Abd Ali, to three years' rigorous imprisonment for embezzlement (Penal Code art. 316).

Kind
Person
Roles
  • Director General of Rafidain Bank (2020)

Cases

These are the cases in this archive that name this entry, with the status in each case on the date shown.
Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
Qi Card: Pension Fund and Rafidain Bank money lent through Qi Card, IQD 5.91 trillion to about 847,000 borrowers (from 2017 to 2021)Director General of Rafidain Bank (2020)Convicted (reported)As Rafidain Bank's Director General, signed the minutes of 14 January 2020 with Qi Card that launched instant electronic advances. The Finance Ministry's audit committee (8 February 2021) recorded as violations that this was done without the bank board's approval, that the minutes set no interest, commissions or duties, and that the bank bore the IQD 50 billion cost of testing the company's system; the Board of Supreme Audit (20 April 2021) also names the Director General on the instant-advances portfolio. Alsumaria reported on 8 July 2021 that the Karkh anti-corruption criminal court sentenced three people, among them Afrah Mohammed Abd Ali, to three years' rigorous imprisonment for embezzlement (Penal Code art. 316).1 October 2026

Dated events

Each recorded step in the legal record of this entry is listed here in order of date.
  1. 8 February 2021
    Accused by an official bodyFinance Ministry audit committee records violations
  2. 8 July 2021
    Convicted (reported)Three years for embezzlement (art. 316), reported by Alsumaria

Documents

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  1. Ministry of Finance: audit committee formed by ministerial order 27000/2781 of 27 December 2020 (recommendations ratified by the Minister)8 February 2021Audit reportTier A

    Report on the Pension Fund and Rafidain Bank portfolios lent through International Smart Card (Qi Card)

    قام مصرف الرافدين بإنشاء محفظتين الاولى خاصة بصندوق تقاعد موظفي الدولة تمول من أموال الصندوق ... لا يوجد أي اتفاق بين المصرف والشركة العالمية للبطاقة الذكية يحدد حقوق والتزامات الطرفين
  2. Federal Board of Supreme Audit (FBSA)20 April 2021Audit reportTier A

    Letter of 20 April 2021 and audit report on the Qi Card loan portfolios, with follow-up letters (2019 to April 2021)

    قيام رئيس هيأة التقاعد الوطنية بتحويل مبلغ (250) مليار دينار (مائتين وخمسين مليار دينار) قبل استحصال موافقة مجلس إدارة الصندوق [partly illegible in the document]
  3. Alsumaria (via Nabd)8 July 2021Press reportTier C

    متورطون بالفساد.. الحكم بالحبس الشديد لثلاثة اشخاص في شركة "كي كارد"

    قررت محكمة جنايات الكرخ لمكافحة الفساد الحكم على ثلاثة موظفين بالحبس الشديد لمدة ثلاث سنوات
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