Iraq's Corruption
People & Institutions

Nawras Abd al-Razzaq Abd al-Shahid

نورس عبد الرزاق عبد الشهيد

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Arrested

Arrested or held; not convicted.

What the documents say

Handed over by the United Arab Emirates after an Interpol red notice (Integrity Commission statement relayed by the press, 5 August 2024); UAE police had arrested him in February 2023. Courts in Hilla, Karkh and Rusafa had given him 12 in-absentia sentences of imprisonment under Articles 331 and 340 of the Penal Code, about 28 years in all, over appointments outside the rules, overpriced printing, payments of more than USD 6 million to the haemodialysis contractor, CRRT machines bought without a request and overpriced liquid oxygen. The outcome after his return was not found as of 19 October 2026.

Kind
Person
Roles
  • Former Director General, Babil Health Directorate; former director of al-Imamain al-Kadhimain hospital

Cases

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Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
Babil Health Directorate: former director general Nawras Abd al-Razzaq Abd al-Shahid, 12 in-absentia sentences and return from the UAE (from 2017 to 2024)Former Director General, Babil Health Directorate; former director of al-Imamain al-Kadhimain hospitalArrestedHanded over by the United Arab Emirates after an Interpol red notice (Integrity Commission statement relayed by the press, 5 August 2024); UAE police had arrested him in February 2023. Courts in Hilla, Karkh and Rusafa had given him 12 in-absentia sentences of imprisonment under Articles 331 and 340 of the Penal Code, about 28 years in all, over appointments outside the rules, overpriced printing, payments of more than USD 6 million to the haemodialysis contractor, CRRT machines bought without a request and overpriced liquid oxygen. The outcome after his return was not found as of 19 October 2026.19 October 2026

Dated events

Each recorded step in the legal record of this entry is listed here in order of date.
  1. February 2023
    ArrestedArrested in the UAE on an Interpol red notice
  2. 5 August 2024
    Convicted (reported)The Commission said he had 12 in-absentia sentences totalling about 28 years
  3. 5 August 2024
    ArrestedHanded over to Iraq by the UAE

Documents

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  1. 964media (Integrity Commission statement)5 August 2024Official statement reported by the mediaTier B

    مدان بـ 12 قضية ومحكوم غيابياً.. النزاهة تسترد من الإمارات مدير صحة بابل السابق

    استرداد مدير دائرة صحة بابل السابق نورس عبد الرزاق عبد الشهيد المدان بـ 12 قضية ومحكوم بـ 28 سنة غيابياً،
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  2. Baghdad Today (Integrity Commission statement)6 November 2022Official statement reported by the mediaTier B

    النزاهة تعلن صدور 3 أحكام بإدانة مديري صحة الأنبار وبابل

    أصدرت حكماً حضورياً بالسجن لمُدَّة ست سنواتٍ بحقِّ المُدير العام لدائرة صحَّة الأنبار السابق؛ لتسبُّبه بهدر واختلاس مبلغ (4,614,622,156) مليارات دينارٍ"، مُبيِّنةً أنَّ "المُدان تسلَّم المبلغ المذكور وقام بصرفه خلافاً للتعليمات،
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