Waheb Tabra
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
Arrested or held; not convicted.
What the documents say
OCCRP reported in June 2022 that he was arrested in Istanbul in March 2021 by Interpol at the request of the Iraqi authorities, that he was returned to Iraq and held at a police station in Baghdad's Green Zone awaiting money laundering and other charges, that an Iraqi court had issued a warrant for him as early as 2006 over sanctions law, and that, according to an Iraqi judge, the Integrity Commission had investigated him since 2016 on suspicion of currency smuggling and money laundering. No court decision is on record as of 19 October 2026.
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Cigarette trader; partner of Nizar Hanna Nasri
Cases
| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq's cigarette trade: OCCRP investigation into Nizar Hanna Nasri, Waheb Tabra and the Kani import monopoly in the Kurdistan Region (2003 to 2022) | Cigarette trader; partner of Nizar Hanna Nasri | Arrested | OCCRP reported in June 2022 that he was arrested in Istanbul in March 2021 by Interpol at the request of the Iraqi authorities, that he was returned to Iraq and held at a police station in Baghdad's Green Zone awaiting money laundering and other charges, that an Iraqi court had issued a warrant for him as early as 2006 over sanctions law, and that, according to an Iraqi judge, the Integrity Commission had investigated him since 2016 on suspicion of currency smuggling and money laundering. No court decision is on record as of 19 October 2026. | 19 October 2026 |
Dated events
- 2006Charged or wantedArrest warrant over sanctions law, as OCCRP reported
- 2016Under investigationIntegrity Commission investigation, according to an Iraqi judge
- March 2021ArrestedArrested in Istanbul at Iraq's request and returned to Iraq
Documents
- OCCRP29 June 2022Press reportTier D
“A Capitalist to the Heart”: An Iraqi Tobacco Tycoon Thrived in the Chaos of Sanctions and War
Original addressIn March last year, Tabra was dramatically arrested in Istanbul by Interpol following a request from Iraqi authorities.
- Daraj (with OCCRP)29 June 2022Press reportTier D
تاجر سجائر وواجهة نشاط عدي صدام حسين التجاري وهب طبرة: من غسل أموال "داعش" إلى سجن الـ5 نجوم في بغداد
Original addressفي آذار/ مارس من العام الماضي، ألقي القبض على طبرة بطريقة درامية في اسطنبول، بناءً على مذكرة اعتقال أصدرتها بحقه السلطات العراقية عبر الإنتربول