Sarwar Pedawi
This page sets out what the documents in this archive record about this person: the legal status on the date shown, the cases, the official registers and the sources.
Legal status as of 20 October 2026
Named, for example as an office holder, bank owner or licence holder, with no charge, conviction, sanction or official finding.
What the documents say
Not charged as of the date of writing. OCCRP reported that Ster Group, which he set up in 2002, or its representatives provided over USD 18 million for the Barzani brothers' purchases, and that Impulse Energy, run by him and his brother, made a payment to a Barzani family company. His lawyers said the transfers were currency exchanges or other legitimate transactions, that he left Ster in 2018 and that neither he nor Ster had been a front for anyone.
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Founder and former co-owner of Ster Group and of Impulse Energy Corporation; former economic policy adviser to Masoud Barzani
Cases
| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barzani brothers' US properties worth over USD 100 million and payments from the GEG and Ster conglomerates: OCCRP investigation (from 2005 to 2025) | Founder and former co-owner of Ster Group and of Impulse Energy Corporation; former economic policy adviser to Masoud Barzani | Not charged as of the date of writing | Not charged as of the date of writing. OCCRP reported that Ster Group, which he set up in 2002, or its representatives provided over USD 18 million for the Barzani brothers' purchases, and that Impulse Energy, run by him and his brother, made a payment to a Barzani family company. His lawyers said the transfers were currency exchanges or other legitimate transactions, that he left Ster in 2018 and that neither he nor Ster had been a front for anyone. | 19 October 2026 |
Documents
- 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.