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Safa al-Din al-Safi

صفاء الدين الصافي

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Charged or wanted

Charged, or the subject of an arrest warrant; not convicted.

What the documents say

In November 2011 a corruption charge against him in the vegetable oils case was dropped. Parliament's integrity committee said on 18 July 2012 that a second arrest warrant had been issued against him on administrative and financial corruption charges, and on 6 September 2012 committee member Jawad al-Shuhaili held him responsible for not destroying 258,000 tonnes of expired tea recorded in ministry stores in 2009, some of which, he said, was being sold in Baghdad. No later outcome is on record as of 19 October 2026.

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Roles
  • Acting Minister of Trade after the 2009 resignation of Abdul Falah al-Sudani; Minister of State for Parliament Affairs in 2012

Cases

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Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
State Company for Foodstuff Trading: unfit tea for the ration and its directors general before the courts (from 2009 to 2023)Acting Minister of Trade after the 2009 resignation of Abdul Falah al-Sudani; Minister of State for Parliament Affairs in 2012Charged or wantedIn November 2011 a corruption charge against him in the vegetable oils case was dropped. Parliament's integrity committee said on 18 July 2012 that a second arrest warrant had been issued against him on administrative and financial corruption charges, and on 6 September 2012 committee member Jawad al-Shuhaili held him responsible for not destroying 258,000 tonnes of expired tea recorded in ministry stores in 2009, some of which, he said, was being sold in Baghdad. No later outcome is on record as of 19 October 2026.19 October 2026

Dated events

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  1. 25 November 2011
    Charges dropped or case closedCharge in the vegetable oils case dropped
  2. 18 July 2012
    Charged or wantedSecond arrest warrant, as announced by Parliament's integrity committee
  3. 6 September 2012
    Accused by an official bodyHeld responsible for the expired tea by a committee member

Documents

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  1. Alsumaria News6 September 2012Official statement reported by the mediaTier B

    النزاهة البرلمانية تحمل صفاء الدين الصافي مسؤولية تسريب آلاف الأطنان من الشاي التالف للأسواق

    اللجنة تمتلك كتابا صدر من وزارة التجارة عام 2009 يتضمن وجود 258 ألف طن من الشاي المنتهي الصلاحية
    Case: State Company for Foodstuff Trading: unfit tea for the ration and its directors general before the courts (from 2009 to 2023)
    Original address
  2. Alsumaria News25 November 2011Press reportTier D

    كتلة مستقلون ترحب بقرار إسقاط تهم الفساد عن وزير التجارة السابق بقضية صفقة الزيوت

    رحبت كتلة مستقلون النيابية بقرار إسقاط تهمة الفساد في قضية الزيوت عن وزير التجارة السابق بالوكالة صفاء الدين الصافي
    Case: State Company for Foodstuff Trading: unfit tea for the ration and its directors general before the courts (from 2009 to 2023)
    Original address

Articles

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  1. 6 September 2012
    النزاهة البرلمانية تحمل صفاء الدين الصافي مسؤولية تسريب آلاف الأطنان من الشاي التالف للأسواقalsumaria.tv
  2. 25 November 2011
    كتلة مستقلون النيابية ترحب بقرار إسقاط تهمة الفساد في قضية الزيوت عن وزير التجارة السابق بالوكالةalsumaria.tv
  3. 2 August 2011
    قضية الفساد الاداري في وزارة التجارة تعود مرة اخرى لتطرحalsumaria.tv