Hussain al-Shahristani
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Legal status as of 20 October 2026
Named by an official body as under investigation; not charged.
What the documents say
Not charged as of the date of writing. Iraqi media reported in March 2016 that a Fairfax Media and Huffington Post investigation tied him to the Unaoil affair; he denied any involvement or knowledge, and on 1 April 2016 asked the Prime Minister's office, the Integrity Commission and the Oil Ministry to investigate and to sue the newspaper if the claims proved untrue. On 3 April 2016 Mazen al-Mazani, a member of Parliament's inquiry committee on suspected corruption in oil contracts, said the committee had begun the first stage of its investigation into contracts linked to him and to Dhia Jaafar. The findings of that inquiry were not published, and no charge against him is known as of 19 October 2026.
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Former Minister of Oil, later Deputy Prime Minister for Energy; Minister of Higher Education in 2016
Cases
| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaoil bribery of South Oil Company and Oil Ministry officials for "Master Plan" contracts (from 2005 to 2011) | Former Minister of Oil, later Deputy Prime Minister for Energy; Minister of Higher Education in 2016 | Under investigation | Not charged as of the date of writing. Iraqi media reported in March 2016 that a Fairfax Media and Huffington Post investigation tied him to the Unaoil affair; he denied any involvement or knowledge, and on 1 April 2016 asked the Prime Minister's office, the Integrity Commission and the Oil Ministry to investigate and to sue the newspaper if the claims proved untrue. On 3 April 2016 Mazen al-Mazani, a member of Parliament's inquiry committee on suspected corruption in oil contracts, said the committee had begun the first stage of its investigation into contracts linked to him and to Dhia Jaafar. The findings of that inquiry were not published, and no charge against him is known as of 19 October 2026. | 19 October 2026 |
Dated events
- 3 April 2016Under investigationParliament's inquiry committee began investigating contracts linked to him (committee member Mazen al-Mazani)
Documents
- Alsumaria News3 April 2016Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
اللجنة التحقيقية بشبهات فساد جولات التراخيص تباشر عملها
Original addressبدأت بالمرحلة الاولى من التحقيق بشأن عقود شبهات فساد حسين الشهرستاني وضياء جعفر في وزارة النفط
- Asharq Al-Awsat31 March 2016Press reportTier D
تقرير غربي يكشف عن تورط مسؤولين عراقيين بتسلم رشى من شركات النفط
Original addressالشهرستاني نفى تورطه أو علمه بهذه القضايا أو تلقيه أي مبلغ ... وضياء جعفر الموسوي مدير عام شركة نفط الجنوب، الذي أصبح وكيل وزارة النفط
- Alsumaria News (statement of Hussain al-Shahristani)1 April 2016Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
الشهرستاني يدعو الى التحقيق في ملف فساد اتهمته صحيفة أجنبية بالضلوع فيه
Original addressوطالب الشهرستاني رئاسة الوزراء وهيئة النزاهة ووزارة النفط بـ"فتح تحقيق بهذه المزاعم لبيان الحقائق أمام الشعب العراقي
Articles
- 2 May 2018
- 5 February 2018
- 6 April 2016
- 5 April 2016Fmr Oil Minister offers Full Cooperation to Unaoil InvestigationsIraq Business News
- 3 April 2016
- 1 April 2016
- 11 March 2015
- 5 January 2014
- 2 January 2014الشهرستاني يكشف عن ذمته المالية لهيئة النزاهةalsumaria.tv
- 21 December 2013
- 23 October 2013
- 22 October 2013
- 4 April 2013
- 4 April 2013
- 4 April 2012
- 3 April 2012Shahristani Accuses Kurdistan of Oil SmugglingIraq Business News
- 2 April 2012
- 17 September 2011
- 31 August 2011Al-Shahristani to Answer Questions on Fraudulent Electricity DealsIraq Business News
- 18 August 2011
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- 16 November 2009وزير النفط يلوح بكشف قضايا فساد اخرىalsumaria.tv
- 16 June 2009Iraq Lawmakers To Question Oil Minister Over DealsRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- 21 June 2006العراق يتهم إيران بحماية مهربي النفطAl Jazeera Net