People & Institutions

Zeina Saud Fraih

زينة سعود فريح

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Convicted (reported)

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

What the documents say

The Rusafa criminal court sentenced her to life imprisonment on 20 January 2013 for the embezzlement of about IQD 14 billion from the Baghdad Mayoralty and ordered the confiscation of her property in Iraq and abroad (Integrity Commission statement relayed by Alsumaria). Lebanon handed her over through Interpol on 19 June 2010. A Beirut appeals court ordered USD 9,384,499 and an apartment in Ras Beirut handed to the Iraqi government (April 2022), and USD 3,014,457 was recovered in January 2026.

Kind: Person
Roles: Employee of the Baghdad Mayoralty

Cases

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Cases
Case	Role	Status in this case	Detail	As of
Baghdad Mayoralty funds: IQD 17 billion taken by staff in 2009, a life sentence and money recovered from Lebanon, and a USD 6 million illicit enrichment ruling (from 2009 to 2026)	Employee of the Baghdad Mayoralty	Convicted (reported)	The Rusafa criminal court sentenced her to life imprisonment on 20 January 2013 for the embezzlement of about IQD 14 billion from the Baghdad Mayoralty and ordered the confiscation of her property in Iraq and abroad (Integrity Commission statement relayed by Alsumaria). Lebanon handed her over through Interpol on 19 June 2010. A Beirut appeals court ordered USD 9,384,499 and an apartment in Ras Beirut handed to the Iraqi government (April 2022), and USD 3,014,457 was recovered in January 2026.	19 October 2026

Dated events

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November 2009
WantedFled abroad after the mayoralty disclosed the losses
19 June 2010
ArrestedHanded over by Lebanon through Interpol
20 January 2013
Convicted (reported)Life imprisonment and confiscation
21 April 2022
Convicted (reported)Beirut court ordered USD 9,384,499 and an apartment handed over
31 January 2026
Convicted (reported)USD 3,014,457 recovered

Documents

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Alsumaria News20 January 2013Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
الحكم بالسجن المؤبد على مدانة باختلاس نحو 14 مليار دينار من أمانة بغداد
جنايات الرصافة أصدرت، اليوم، حكما بالسجن المؤبد على المدانة باختلاس نحو 14 مليار ... أمانة بغداد أعلنت في شهر تشرين الثاني 2009 عن اختلاس عدد من موظفيها أموالا تقدر ب 17 مليار دينار من
Case: Baghdad Mayoralty funds: IQD 17 billion taken by staff in 2009, a life sentence and money recovered from Lebanon, and a USD 6 million illicit enrichment ruling (from 2009 to 2026)
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Alsumaria News21 April 2022Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
النزاهة تكشف نتائج متابعة الأموال المُهرَّبة من قبل موظفة في أمانة بغداد
أصدر قراراً بتسليم مبلغ (9,384,499) ملايين دولار إلى الحكومة العراقيَّة، إضافةً إلى شقةٍ في منطقة رأس بيروت"، لافتةً إلى أنَّ "الأموال التي تم تهريبها من
Case: Baghdad Mayoralty funds: IQD 17 billion taken by staff in 2009, a life sentence and money recovered from Lebanon, and a USD 6 million illicit enrichment ruling (from 2009 to 2026)
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Shafaq News31 January 2026Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
النزاهة: استرداد أكثر من 3 ملايين دولار من أموال أمانة بغداد المختلسة
"المبلغ المسترد البالغ (3,014,457) ثلاثة ملايين دولار تم ... "المدانة الرئيسة في القضية (زينة سعود) ألقي القبض عليها في لبنان عام 2010 أثناء محاولتها الهروب، وصدر بحقها حكم بالسجن المؤبد مع
Case: Baghdad Mayoralty funds: IQD 17 billion taken by staff in 2009, a life sentence and money recovered from Lebanon, and a USD 6 million illicit enrichment ruling (from 2009 to 2026)
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