People & Institutions

Farhan Muhsin Ghadhib al-Fartousi

فرحان محيسن غضيب الفرطوسي

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Disciplined by an official body

Fined, suspended or otherwise punished by an administrative body.

What the documents say

In 2024 MPs, among them the chair of the parliamentary investigative committee, Yasser al-Husseini, accused him of wasting public money in port contracts, and 86 MPs asked the Prime Minister to dismiss him; he denied any violation. In November 2025 media reported a summons by the Basra integrity investigation court, which his office denied. On 1 June 2026 the Minister of Transport suspended him for 60 days under Article 17 of the State Employees Discipline Law, and on 18 June 2026 retired him. Kurdistan24, citing media information, listed him among people arrested on 28 June 2026, and Shafaq News, citing an informed source, reported on 30 June that he had left the country after new judicial orders; no official statement is on record either report as of 19 October 2026.

Kind: Person
Roles: Director General of the General Company for Ports of Iraq until his suspension on 1 June 2026

Cases

These are the cases in this archive that name this entry, with the status in each case on the date shown.

Cases
Case	Role	Status in this case	Detail	As of
General Company for Ports of Iraq under Farhan al-Fartousi: extra port fees referred to the Integrity Commission (2023), a parliamentary inquiry (2024) and the director general's suspension and retirement (2026)	Director General of the General Company for Ports of Iraq until his suspension on 1 June 2026	Disciplined by an official body	In 2024 MPs, among them the chair of the parliamentary investigative committee, Yasser al-Husseini, accused him of wasting public money in port contracts, and 86 MPs asked the Prime Minister to dismiss him; he denied any violation. In November 2025 media reported a summons by the Basra integrity investigation court, which his office denied. On 1 June 2026 the Minister of Transport suspended him for 60 days under Article 17 of the State Employees Discipline Law, and on 18 June 2026 retired him. Kurdistan24, citing media information, listed him among people arrested on 28 June 2026, and Shafaq News, citing an informed source, reported on 30 June that he had left the country after new judicial orders; no official statement is on record either report as of 19 October 2026.	19 October 2026

Dated events

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25 March 2024
Accused by an official bodyMPs accuse him of wasting IQD 20 trillion and ask for an inquiry
10 May 2024
Accused by an official body86 MPs ask the Prime Minister to dismiss him
28 May 2024
Accused by an official bodyInvestigative committee press conference; he denies any violation
1 June 2026
Disciplined by an official bodySuspended for 60 days by the Minister of Transport
18 June 2026
Disciplined by an official bodyRetired by the Minister of Transport

Documents

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Alsumaria News25 March 2024Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
البرلمان يتحرك لفتح ملف موانئ العراق.. نواب يكشفون فساداً ويطالبون بالتحقيق
وأعرب الحسيني عن "استيائه من تصرفات الفرطوسي، الذي أهدر عشرين تريليون دينار عراقي
Case: General Company for Ports of Iraq under Farhan al-Fartousi: extra port fees referred to the Integrity Commission (2023), a parliamentary inquiry (2024) and the director general's suspension and retirement (2026)
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Baghdad Today25 April 2024Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
لجنة التحقيق في شبهات فساد الموانئ العراقية تكشف عن محاولات لعرقلة عملها
قرر في 15 من نيسان الجاري، تشكيل لجنة نيابية للتحقيق في "مخالفات" الموانئ العراقية
Case: General Company for Ports of Iraq under Farhan al-Fartousi: extra port fees referred to the Integrity Commission (2023), a parliamentary inquiry (2024) and the director general's suspension and retirement (2026)
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Alsumaria News28 May 2024Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
لجنة التحقيق بـفساد الموانئ تشخص شبهات جديدة: هدر بالمليارات والملفات أمام النزاهة
ما ثبت بتقرير ديوان الرقابة المالية نسبة الفوائد لبعض المشغلين 82% على حساب المصلحة الوطنية
Case: General Company for Ports of Iraq under Farhan al-Fartousi: extra port fees referred to the Integrity Commission (2023), a parliamentary inquiry (2024) and the director general's suspension and retirement (2026)
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Alsumaria News10 May 2024Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
نتيجة تهم فساد.. جمع تواقيع نيابية لإقالة مدير الموانئ العراقية
نطلب إقالة مدير عام الموانئ العراقية فرحان الفرطوسي ... مشفوعاً بتأييد وتوقيع 86 نائباً
Case: General Company for Ports of Iraq under Farhan al-Fartousi: extra port fees referred to the Integrity Commission (2023), a parliamentary inquiry (2024) and the director general's suspension and retirement (2026)
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Baghdad Today28 May 2024Press reportTier D
الفرطوسي ينأى بنفسه عن "فساد الموانئ" والبرلمان يراسل الصدر للاستفسار: هل ينتمي لكم المدير؟
نفى مدير عام الشركة العامة لموانئ العراق فرحان الفرطوسي، اليوم الثلاثاء (28 آيار 2024)، وجود اي خروقات وهدر بالمال العام في ميناء الفاو الكبير
Case: General Company for Ports of Iraq under Farhan al-Fartousi: extra port fees referred to the Integrity Commission (2023), a parliamentary inquiry (2024) and the director general's suspension and retirement (2026)
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Baghdad Today14 August 2024Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
العراق يخسر ترليون دينار سنويًا.. نائب: ما يحدث من فساد بالموانئ "خطير"
العراق يخسر قرابة ترليون دينار سنويا تذهب الى أرصدة وجيوب الشركات
Case: General Company for Ports of Iraq under Farhan al-Fartousi: extra port fees referred to the Integrity Commission (2023), a parliamentary inquiry (2024) and the director general's suspension and retirement (2026)
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Shafaq News25 November 2025Press reportTier D
الموانئ العراقية تنفي استقدام مديرها للنزاهة: استهداف لتعطيل ميناء الفاو الكبير
أصدرت يوم أمس الاثنين، أمراً باستقدام مدير عام الشركة العامة لموانئ العراق وذلك على إثر التسجيل الصوتي المسرب له
Case: General Company for Ports of Iraq under Farhan al-Fartousi: extra port fees referred to the Integrity Commission (2023), a parliamentary inquiry (2024) and the director general's suspension and retirement (2026)
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Alsumaria News1 June 2026Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
إعفاء فرحان الفرطوسي من منصب مدير موانئ العراق
تسحب يد فرحان محيسن غضيب الفرطوسي/ مدير عام الشركة العامة لموانئ العراق لمدة 60 يوماً
Case: General Company for Ports of Iraq under Farhan al-Fartousi: extra port fees referred to the Integrity Commission (2023), a parliamentary inquiry (2024) and the director general's suspension and retirement (2026)
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Iraqi News Agency (INA)1 June 2026Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
سحب يد فرحان الفرطوسي من إدارة موانئ العراق
قرر وزير النقل وهب الحسني، اليوم الإثنين، سحب يد فرحان الفرطوسي من مهام إدارة شركة الموانئ العراقية لمدة ستين يومًا
Case: General Company for Ports of Iraq under Farhan al-Fartousi: extra port fees referred to the Integrity Commission (2023), a parliamentary inquiry (2024) and the director general's suspension and retirement (2026)
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Shafaq News1 June 2026Press reportTier D
Iraq removes General Ports Company head
Al-Fartousi was replaced on an acting basis by Alaa Abdul Hassan Al-Aqili pending the completion of legal procedures related to the suspension.
Case: General Company for Ports of Iraq under Farhan al-Fartousi: extra port fees referred to the Integrity Commission (2023), a parliamentary inquiry (2024) and the director general's suspension and retirement (2026)
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Baghdad Today18 June 2026Press reportTier D
وزير النقل يحيل مدير عام الشركة العامة لموانئ العراق فرحان الفرطوسي إلى التقاعد
مدير عام الشركة العامة لموانئ العراق فرحان الفرطوسي إلى التقاعد
Case: General Company for Ports of Iraq under Farhan al-Fartousi: extra port fees referred to the Integrity Commission (2023), a parliamentary inquiry (2024) and the director general's suspension and retirement (2026)
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Kurdistan2428 June 2026Press reportTier D
قوة أمنية مشتركة تشن حملة اعتقالات تطال نواباً وسياسيين في المنطقة الخضراء ببغداد
وبحسب بعض المعلومات الإعلامية، فإن الذين جرى اعتقالهم هم
Case: General Company for Ports of Iraq under Farhan al-Fartousi: extra port fees referred to the Integrity Commission (2023), a parliamentary inquiry (2024) and the director general's suspension and retirement (2026)
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Shafaq News30 June 2026Press reportTier D
حملة الفساد: رفع الحصانة عن ثلاثة نواب عراقيين.. وملاحقة مسؤولين هاربين بملف النفط والموانئ
هروب المدير العام السابق للشركة العامة لموانئ العراق، فرحان الفرطوسي، إثر صدور مذكرات قضائية جديدة بحقهما
Case: General Company for Ports of Iraq under Farhan al-Fartousi: extra port fees referred to the Integrity Commission (2023), a parliamentary inquiry (2024) and the director general's suspension and retirement (2026)
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Articles

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10 May 2024
نتيجة تهم فساد.. جمع تواقيع نيابية لإقالة مدير الموانئ العراقيةalsumaria.tv
5 February 2024
وثائق تفضح الموانئ العراقية.. اتفاقات تُزيد الفساد ومطالبات بتدخل القضاءalsumaria.tv