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Dhia Jaafar al-Moussawi

ضياء جعفر الموسوي

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Under investigation

Named by an official body as under investigation; not charged.

What the documents say

Not charged as of the date of writing. 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 investigating contracts linked to Hussain al-Shahristani and to him (named there as Dhia Jaafar). Asharq Al-Awsat reported on 31 March 2016 that a former chair of Parliament's oil and energy committee had named him among officials he said were involved. The findings of the inquiry were not published, and no charge against him is known as of 19 October 2026. He is not the judge of the same name who serves at the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court.

Kind
Person
Roles
  • Director General of the South Oil Company, later Deputy Minister of Oil (as Asharq Al-Awsat describes him)

Cases

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Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
Unaoil bribery of South Oil Company and Oil Ministry officials for "Master Plan" contracts (from 2005 to 2011)Director General of the South Oil Company, later Deputy Minister of Oil (as Asharq Al-Awsat describes him)Under investigationNot charged as of the date of writing. 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 investigating contracts linked to Hussain al-Shahristani and to him (named there as Dhia Jaafar). Asharq Al-Awsat reported on 31 March 2016 that a former chair of Parliament's oil and energy committee had named him among officials he said were involved. The findings of the inquiry were not published, and no charge against him is known as of 19 October 2026. He is not the judge of the same name who serves at the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court.19 October 2026

Dated events

Each recorded step in the legal record of this entry is listed here in order of date.
  1. 3 April 2016
    Under investigationParliament's inquiry committee began investigating contracts linked to him (committee member Mazen al-Mazani)

Documents

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  1. Alsumaria News3 April 2016Official statement reported by the mediaTier B

    اللجنة التحقيقية بشبهات فساد جولات التراخيص تباشر عملها

    بدأت بالمرحلة الاولى من التحقيق بشأن عقود شبهات فساد حسين الشهرستاني وضياء جعفر في وزارة النفط
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  2. Asharq Al-Awsat31 March 2016Press reportTier D

    تقرير غربي يكشف عن تورط مسؤولين عراقيين بتسلم رشى من شركات النفط

    الشهرستاني نفى تورطه أو علمه بهذه القضايا أو تلقيه أي مبلغ ... وضياء جعفر الموسوي مدير عام شركة نفط الجنوب، الذي أصبح وكيل وزارة النفط
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