People & Institutions
Mansour Barzani
منصور بارزاني
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Legal status as of 20 October 2026
Accused by an official body
Accused by an official body or office holder; not charged.
Also on record
- Not charged as of the date of writingNamed, for example as an office holder, bank owner or licence holder, with no charge, conviction, sanction or official finding.
What the documents say
- Accused by the US Justice Department in a civil forfeiture complaint filed on 22 April 2026 of taking a bribe of USD 0.25 a litre from a fuel contractor for exclusive jet fuel access at Erbil International Airport (2016 to 2020), with about USD 30 million of the proceeds allegedly used to buy and renovate a Beverly Hills house held for him. A civil complaint is an allegation; he has not been charged with a crime and did not answer OCCRP's request for comment.
- Not charged as of the date of writing. OCCRP reported in October 2025 that holding companies owned by the five Barzani brothers, including him, bought US properties and that a family lawyer listed GEG as a source of business income for Masrour and Mansour Barzani. The report makes no specific accusation against him; the separate US forfeiture case is in US forfeiture complaint against a Beverly Hills mansion: alleged USD 0.25 a litre payments to Peshmerga General Mansour Barzani for exclusive jet fuel access at Erbil airport (from 2016 to 2026).
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- General and senior Peshmerga official; alleged recipient of USD 0.25 a litre from the fuel contractor and beneficiary of NYJD Trust No.1; One of the five Barzani brothers whose holding companies bought US property; GEG was listed as a source of his business income
Cases
These are the cases in this archive that name this entry, with the status in each case on the date shown.
| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US forfeiture complaint against a Beverly Hills mansion: alleged USD 0.25 a litre payments to Peshmerga General Mansour Barzani for exclusive jet fuel access at Erbil airport (from 2016 to 2026) | General and senior Peshmerga official; alleged recipient of USD 0.25 a litre from the fuel contractor and beneficiary of NYJD Trust No.1 | Accused by an official body | Accused by the US Justice Department in a civil forfeiture complaint filed on 22 April 2026 of taking a bribe of USD 0.25 a litre from a fuel contractor for exclusive jet fuel access at Erbil International Airport (2016 to 2020), with about USD 30 million of the proceeds allegedly used to buy and renovate a Beverly Hills house held for him. A civil complaint is an allegation; he has not been charged with a crime and did not answer OCCRP's request for comment. | 19 October 2026 |
| Barzani brothers' US properties worth over USD 100 million and payments from the GEG and Ster conglomerates: OCCRP investigation (from 2005 to 2025) | One of the five Barzani brothers whose holding companies bought US property; GEG was listed as a source of his business income | Not charged as of the date of writing | Not charged as of the date of writing. OCCRP reported in October 2025 that holding companies owned by the five Barzani brothers, including him, bought US properties and that a family lawyer listed GEG as a source of business income for Masrour and Mansour Barzani. The report makes no specific accusation against him; the separate US forfeiture case is in US forfeiture complaint against a Beverly Hills mansion: alleged USD 0.25 a litre payments to Peshmerga General Mansour Barzani for exclusive jet fuel access at Erbil airport (from 2016 to 2026). | 19 October 2026 |
Dated events
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- 22 April 2026Accused by an official bodyCivil forfeiture complaint filed in the Central District of California
- 23 April 2026Accused by an official bodyOCCRP reports the complaint and his lack of response
Documents
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- US Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs22 April 2026Prosecutor press releaseTier A
Justice Department Seeks to Forfeit Beverly Hills Mansion Purchased with Proceeds of Scheme to Defraud U.S. Military and Bribe an Iraqi Official
Document (saved page)Original addressSHA-256 78c7ee3d53d3The complaint alleges that officers of the contractor agreed to pay General Mansour Barzani, a senior Peshmerga official, a bribe of $0.25 per liter for exclusive access to deliver jet fuel in Kurdistan
- OCCRP23 April 2026Press reportTier D
US Justice Department Moves to Seize Kurdish General's Beverly Hills Mansion
Original addressa 2017 Kurdish government memo decrees that the only companies approved to deliver fuel to the airport were DGCI, its Kurdish subcontractor Triple Arrow, and a third company based in Kurdistan named Rainfloods.
- Iraq Business News25 April 2026Press reportTier D
Beverly Hills Mansion Subject to Forfeiture in Iraq Bribery Case
Original addresspaying General Mansour Barzani, a senior Peshmerga official, $0.25 per litre for exclusive access to deliver jet fuel at Erbil International Airport (EIA), while competitors were blocked from the facility
- OCCRP and Government Accountability Project8 October 2025Press reportTier D
Mansions, Horses, and Designer Bags: How the Ruling Family of Iraqi Kurdistan Splurged in the U.S.
Original addressBetween 2005 and 2019, holding companies ultimately owned by the brothers acquired 31 properties across the United States, including mansions and commercial real estate, worth over $100 million.
Articles
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