Hakim al-Zamili
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Legal status as of 20 October 2026
Found not guilty.
What the documents say
Arrested by US and Iraqi troops on 9 February 2007. Tried with Brigadier General Hamid al-Shimari on charges that included murder and kidnapping and, according to NPR, corruption and funnelling money to militias. A panel of judges acquitted both men of all charges for lack of evidence on 3 March 2008; NPR reported that the decision could be appealed. Released from detention in March 2008. Later a member of parliament (Arabic Wikipedia). No later conviction is on record as of 19 October 2026.
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Deputy Minister of Health (Sadrist movement); later member of parliament
Cases
| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Health Minister Hakim al-Zamili and guard force commander Hamid al-Shimari: arrest, trial and acquittal (from 2007 to 2008) | Deputy Minister of Health (Sadrist movement); later member of parliament | Acquitted | Arrested by US and Iraqi troops on 9 February 2007. Tried with Brigadier General Hamid al-Shimari on charges that included murder and kidnapping and, according to NPR, corruption and funnelling money to militias. A panel of judges acquitted both men of all charges for lack of evidence on 3 March 2008; NPR reported that the decision could be appealed. Released from detention in March 2008. Later a member of parliament (Arabic Wikipedia). No later conviction is on record as of 19 October 2026. | 19 October 2026 |
Dated events
- 9 February 2007ArrestedArrested in a raid by US and Iraqi troops
- 3 March 2008AcquittedAcquitted of all charges for lack of evidence
- 13 March 2008AcquittedReleased from detention
Documents
- NBC News (The Associated Press)17 February 2008Press reportTier D
Ex-Iraqi health officials face trial
Original address - NPR4 March 2008Press reportTier D
Trial Collapse Mars Iraqi Legal System
Original address - Al Jazeera English (news agencies)6 March 2008Press reportTier D
Iraqis linked to death squads freed
Original addressA US military statement issued after al-Zamili’s 2007 arrest said that he was believed to have siphoned millions of dollars from the ministry to the al-Mahdi Army “to support sectarian attacks and violence targeting Iraqi citizens”.
- NPR13 March 2008Press reportTier D
Transcript: Iraq's courts after the release of Hakim al-Zamili
Original address - Wikipedia (Arabic)19 October 2026Press reportTier D
حاكم الزاملي
Original addressقامت القوات الأمريكية باعتقاله عام 2007 حينما كان يشغل المدير العام للدائرة المالية والإدارية في وزارة الصحة ووكيل الوزير فيها، بتهمة القتل الطائفي وضلوعه في جرائم نفذتها مجاميع مسلحة.
Articles
- 17 May 2022
- 28 April 2022محادثات عراقية، سورية لمنع تسلل الإرهابيين وتهريب النفط والسلاحindependentarabia.com
- 25 April 2022
- 3 April 2022
- 18 March 2022
- 14 March 2022
- 9 March 2022الزاملي يوجه دعوة هامة لديوان الرقابة الماليةalsumaria.tv
- 30 January 2022
- 28 May 2018
- 2 April 2018
- 10 March 2018
- 3 March 2018
- 3 October 2016
- 9 April 2016
- 8 March 2016
- 4 November 2015
- 12 August 2015
- 26 September 2014
- 13 June 2013
- 2 March 2013