People & Institutions

Sawsan Ali Majid

سوسن علي ماجد

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Convicted (reported)

Reported convicted by credible media or an official statement; the judgment itself not seen.

What the documents say

The Integrity Commission said on 30 July 2017 that a court had sentenced her in absentia to seven years under Article 340 of the Penal Code for deliberately harming the interests of her ministry by signing a contract for mobile drilling rigs with the company GWE that exceeded the minister's powers. Its external audit section had recommended seizing her movable and immovable property and banning her from travel. No later decision is on record as of 19 October 2026.

Kind: Person
Roles: Former Minister of Agriculture

Cases

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Cases
Case	Role	Status in this case	Detail	As of
Selected convictions of ministers, governors and senior officials (from 2015 to 2022)	Former Minister of Agriculture	Convicted (reported)	The Integrity Commission said on 30 July 2017 that a court had sentenced her in absentia to seven years under Article 340 of the Penal Code for deliberately harming the interests of her ministry by signing a contract for mobile drilling rigs with the company GWE that exceeded the minister's powers. Its external audit section had recommended seizing her movable and immovable property and banning her from travel. No later decision is on record as of 19 October 2026.	19 October 2026

Dated events

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30 July 2017
Convicted (reported)Seven years in absentia under Article 340, as the Integrity Commission announced

Documents

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Al-Aalem Al-Jadeed (Integrity Commission statement)30 July 2017Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
النزاهة تصدر حكما غيابيا بحق وزير الزراعة السابق “سوسن ماجد” لمدة سبع سنوات
اعلنت هيئة النزاهة اليوم الأحد، عن صدور حكم غيابي بحق وزير الزراعة الأسبق “سوسن علي ماجد” يقضي بالسجن مدَّة سبع سنوات استناداً لأحكام المادَّة 340 عقوبات
Case: Selected convictions of ministers, governors and senior officials (from 2015 to 2022)
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Articles

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30 July 2017
النزاهة تصدر حكما غيابيا بحق وزير الزراعة السابق “سوسن ماجد” لمدة سبع سنواتAl-Aalem Al-Jadeed