Sura Alaa Hussein
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
Arrested on 24 August 2026 on judicial warrants over financial and administrative corruption, according to a source quoted by the Iraqi News Agency; a security source told Shafaq News that the case concerned suspected bargaining with investment companies. The head of the National Investment Commission had suspended her from her duties for the second time in September 2025 on the recommendations of investigating committees (Arabi21). The charges had not been published as of 19 October 2026.
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Director general of the legal department, National Investment Commission
Cases
| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Investment Commission: legal department director general Sura Alaa Hussein suspended (2025) and arrested on corruption charges (2026) | Director general of the legal department, National Investment Commission | Arrested | Arrested on 24 August 2026 on judicial warrants over financial and administrative corruption, according to a source quoted by the Iraqi News Agency; a security source told Shafaq News that the case concerned suspected bargaining with investment companies. The head of the National Investment Commission had suspended her from her duties for the second time in September 2025 on the recommendations of investigating committees (Arabi21). The charges had not been published as of 19 October 2026. | 19 October 2026 |
Dated events
- September 2025Disciplined by an official bodySuspended from her duties for the second time by the head of the Commission
- 24 August 2026ArrestedArrested on judicial warrants
Documents
- Alsumaria News (source quoted by the Iraqi News Agency)24 August 2026Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
القبض على مدير الدائرة القانونية في هيئة الاستثمار بتهم فساد
Original addressقوة أمنية نفذت أصل عملية الاعتقال بحق مدير الدائرة القانونية بالهيئة استناداً إلى مذكرات قضائية
- Shafaq News (security source)24 August 2026Press reportTier D
اعتقال مديرة الدائرة القانونية في هيئة الاستثمار العراقية
Original addressقوة أمنية ألقت القبض على مديرة الدائرة القانونية في هيئة الاستثمار سرى علاء بتهم فساد ... قضية الاعتقال تتعلق بشبهات قيام المتهمة بمساومة شركات استثمارية
- Arabi2124 August 2026Press reportTier D
العراق يعلن القبض على مسؤولة بارزة بتهم فساد
Original addressإذ سبق لرئيس الهيئة أن قرر سحب يدها للمرة الثانية في أيلول/سبتمبر 2025، استنادًا إلى توصيات لجان تحقيقية