People & Institutions
Zain Al-Iraq Islamic Bank for Investment and Finance (Zain Iraq Islamic Bank; ISX: BZII)
Investment licence of the National Investment Commission, for the project: Al-Muradiya poultry project.
مصرف زين العراق الاسلامي
Legal status
Disciplined by an official body
Administrative sanctions by the Central Bank of Iraq, still in force as of 5 October 2026. The bank was placed under CBI guardianship by decision No. 165 of 2024 (reported 5 August 2024), which, according to a Central Bank document reported by Shafaq News, cited 'improper practices and unsatisfactory performance by the bank's management'. It has been barred from the FX window and from US-dollar dealing since 20 July 2023, after a US Treasury and New York Federal Reserve ban on 14 Iraqi banks. Shafaq News reported that US officials, speaking to the Wall Street Journal, linked that ban to information on money laundering and fraudulent transactions by the targeted banks. Neither measure is a criminal charge or conviction, and the bank is not on the OFAC SDN list.
The licence as listed
The list of licensed projects of the National Investment Commission.
- Licensing body
- National Investment Commission
- Licence number
- 381/2020
- Date of grant
- 12 July 2020
- Sector
- Agriculture
- Project
- Al-Muradiya poultry projectمشروع دواجن المرادية
- Licensee
- مصرف زين العراق الاسلامي (Iraqi)
- Province
- Diyala
- Location
- ديالى
- Stated cost
- $67.2 millionThe list gives the cost in dinars. It is converted here at 1,190 dinars to the dollar.
- State of the project
- Not reported
Who is behind the licensee
bank (private Iraqi Islamic bank, public shareholding company)
| Name | Role | Legal status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Jalal Abdullah Salman جلال عبد الله سلمان | Guardian (الوصي) appointed by the Central Bank of Iraq in August 2024; listed as the bank's guardian by the CBI and the Iraq Securities Commission | Not charged as of the date of writing Not charged as of the date of writing (status as of 5 October 2026). Appointed by the Central Bank of Iraq to run the bank under guardianship. No charge, court ruling, sanction or official finding was found in the sources read. | shafaq.com |
Haitham Naeem Hashim هيثم نعيم هاشم اليالي | Chairman of the board according to the Mubasher market-data profile (accessed 5 October 2026; the board list is undated, and the page's last market update is 21 July 2024), and largest listed shareholder (9.96% on that profile; 10% in the Iraq Securities… Read the restCommission record, which writes the name هيثم نعيم هاشم اليالي and now lists only the guardian on the board) | Not charged as of the date of writingNot charged as of the date of writing (status as of 5 October 2026). The Central Bank's August 2024 guardianship decision, as reported by Shafaq News, cites the practices and performance of the bank's… Read the restmanagement but names no individual. No charge, court case, sanctions listing or Integrity Commission statement naming this person was found. | mubasher.info |
Mohannad Naeem Hashim مهند نعيم هاشم | Shareholder, 9.9599% (Mubasher market-data profile, accessed 5 October 2026; the board and shareholder list on the page is undated, and the page's last market update is 21 July 2024) | Not charged as of the date of writing Not charged as of the date of writing (status as of 5 October 2026). Named only as a shareholder. No charge, court ruling, sanction or official finding was found in the sources read. | mubasher.info |
Ahmed Haitham Naeem احمد هيثم نعيم | Shareholder, 8.0975% (Mubasher market-data profile, accessed 5 October 2026; the board and shareholder list on the page is undated, and the page's last market update is 21 July 2024) | Not charged as of the date of writing Not charged as of the date of writing (status as of 5 October 2026). Named only as a shareholder. No charge, court ruling, sanction or official finding was found in the sources read. | mubasher.info |
Mohamed Mostafa Fayeq Mohamed محمد مصطفى فايق محمد | Shareholder, 7.963% (Mubasher market-data profile, accessed 5 October 2026; the board and shareholder list on the page is undated, and the page's last market update is 21 July 2024) | Not charged as of the date of writing Not charged as of the date of writing (status as of 5 October 2026). Named only as a shareholder. No charge, court ruling, sanction or official finding was found in the sources read. | mubasher.info |
Zain Al Iraq Real Estate Investments زين العراق للاستثمارات العقارية | Corporate shareholder, 9.90% (Mubasher market-data profile, accessed 5 October 2026; the board and shareholder list on the page is undated, and the page's last market update is 21 July 2024) | Not charged as of the date of writing Not charged as of the date of writing (status as of 5 October 2026). Named only as a shareholder; owners not identified. | mubasher.info |
Rawaa Al Qamar Co شركة روعة القمر | Corporate shareholder, 5.55% (Mubasher market-data profile, accessed 5 October 2026; the board and shareholder list on the page is undated, and the page's last market update is 21 July 2024) | Not charged as of the date of writing Not charged as of the date of writing (status as of 5 October 2026). Named only as a shareholder; owners not identified. | mubasher.info |
Jamal Yassin Adbis جمال ياسين أدبيس | Vice-chairman of the board (Mubasher market-data profile, accessed 5 October 2026; the board and shareholder list on the page is undated, and the page's last market update is 21 July 2024) | Not charged as of the date of writing Not charged as of the date of writing (status as of 5 October 2026). No charge, court ruling, sanction or official finding was found in the sources read. | mubasher.info |
Medr Majeed Said Al Sarraf مضر مجيد سعيد الصراف | Board member (Mubasher market-data profile, accessed 5 October 2026; the board and shareholder list on the page is undated, and the page's last market update is 21 July 2024) | Not charged as of the date of writing Not charged as of the date of writing (status as of 5 October 2026). No charge, court ruling, sanction or official finding was found in the sources read. | mubasher.info |
Ziad Khalil Khader زياد خليل خضر | Board member (Mubasher market-data profile, accessed 5 October 2026; the board and shareholder list on the page is undated, and the page's last market update is 21 July 2024) | Not charged as of the date of writing Not charged as of the date of writing (status as of 5 October 2026). No charge, court ruling, sanction or official finding was found in the sources read. | mubasher.info |
Noor Nizar Al Aani نور نزار العاني | Board member (Mubasher market-data profile, accessed 5 October 2026; the board and shareholder list on the page is undated, and the page's last market update is 21 July 2024) | Not charged as of the date of writing Not charged as of the date of writing (status as of 5 October 2026). No charge, court ruling, sanction or official finding was found in the sources read. | mubasher.info |
Dergham Karim Al Obaidi ضرغام كريم العبيدي | Board member (Mubasher market-data profile, accessed 5 October 2026; the board and shareholder list on the page is undated, and the page's last market update is 21 July 2024) | Not charged as of the date of writing Not charged as of the date of writing (status as of 5 October 2026). No charge, court ruling, sanction or official finding was found in the sources read. | mubasher.info |
Basel Matte Nouman باسل متي نعمان | Board member (Mubasher market-data profile, accessed 5 October 2026; the board and shareholder list on the page is undated, and the page's last market update is 21 July 2024) | Not charged as of the date of writing Not charged as of the date of writing (status as of 5 October 2026). No charge, court ruling, sanction or official finding was found in the sources read. | mubasher.info |
What official and press reports say
- Official findings
- 1) The Central Bank of Iraq listed the bank among those barred from the FX window and from any direct or indirect US-dollar dealing, with the date 20 July 2023 (list code BIQ068/2). This followed a ban on 14 Iraqi banks that, according to Shafaq News (19 July 2023), citing officials quoted by the Wall Street Journal, was enforced by the US Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Shafaq News named the bank among the 14, citing its own sources. It reported that US officials, speaking to the Wall Street Journal, said the decision 'came after uncovering information indicating the involvement of the targeted banks in money laundering and fraudulent transactions'. Iraq Business News, citing the Wall Street Journal, described the ban as part of a crackdown on illegal transfers of dollars to Iran and other sanctioned countries. This was not an OFAC SDN designation. 2) In August 2024 the Central Bank's board placed the bank under guardianship by decision No. 165 of 2024 under Article 59 of Banking Law No. 94 of 2004. According to a Central Bank document reported by Shafaq News (5 August 2024), the decision cited 'improper practices and unsatisfactory performance by the bank's management', and Jalal Abdullah Salman was appointed guardian under Article 60. 3) As of 5 October 2026 the CBI's bank roster still marks the bank '(وصاية) (ممنوع من التعامل بالدولار)' (guardianship; barred from dealing in dollars). No court case, Integrity Commission statement or audit-bureau finding naming the bank was found.
- What became of the project
- Not found. Licence 381/2020 (agricultural): 'Muradiya poultry project' in Diyala, stated cost IQD 80,000,000,000; completion '?' in the list, no obstacle recorded. Context only: a University of Diyala thesis says that in the 1970s the state set up poultry fields on the outskirts of Baghdad at al-Muradiya and al-Suwaira. Whether the 2020 Diyala licence covers that former state site was not confirmed. The list dates the licence '7 December 2020'; since licence 382 is dated 13/7/2020, the date is probably 12 July 2020 with day and month transposed.
- Other contracts with the state
- Participant in the Central Bank of Iraq's foreign-currency auction: the encyclopedia's own ledger, compiled from CBI daily auction bulletins, records documented purchases of USD 419,739,230 from 2016 to 2020 (tier B, our arithmetic on official figures; already in the site's bank register as ZAIN/BZII). No other government contract or investment licence found.
Sources
- المصارف الاهلية المحلية (private local banks roster), Central Bank of Iraq Tier A
زين العراق الإسلامي للإستثمار والتمويل (وصاية) (ممنوع من التعامل بالدولار) ... جلال عبد الله سلمان ... 250 مليار دينار ... 11692/8/9 في 2016/8/11
- قائمة المحرومين من التعامل بعملة الدولار الأمريكي (list of entities barred from US-dollar dealing), Central Bank of Iraq, 20 July 2023 Tier A
تضم هذه القائمة أسماء المصارف المؤسسات المالية غير المصرفية المحرومة من الاشتراك في نافذة بيع وشراء العملة الأجنبية ومن التعامل بعملة الدولار الأمريكي بصورة مباشرة او غير مباشرة ... زين العراق الاسلامي للاستثمار والتمويل Zain Iraq Islamic Bank For Investment and Finance BIQ068/2 بغداد Baghdad 20 7 2023
- Iraq Central Bank places Zain Iraq Islamic Bank under guardianship, Shafaq News, 5 August 2024 Tier D
According to the document obtained by Shafaq News Agency, the decision stems from “improper practices and unsatisfactory performance by the bank's management, which jeopardizes the independence and integrity of the Iraqi banking system.” The document explained that the Central Bank's Board of Directors issued decision… Read the rest
No. 165 for the year 2024, based on the provisions of Article 59 of the Iraqi Banking Law No. 94 of 2004. Jalal Abdullah Salman has been appointed as the guardian of the bank under the provisions of Article 60 of the same law - U.S. Imposes Sanctions on 14 Iraqi Banks; Shafaq News Agency Reveals Banks Names, Shafaq News, 19 July 2023 Tier D
According to officials cited by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, the ban, enforced by the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, aims to prevent these Iraqi banks from engaging in dollar transactions ... Exclusive sources revealed to Shafaq News Agency that among the 14 banks subjected to… Read the rest
the sanctions are ... Zain Iraq Islamic Bank for Investment and Finance. ... U.S. officials, speaking to the Wall Street Journal, disclosed that the decision to impose sanctions came after uncovering information indicating the involvement of the targeted banks in money laundering and fraudulent transactions. - US Bans 14 Iraqi Banks from Dollar Transactions, Iraq Business News, 20 July 2023 Tier D
The US has reportedly barred 14 Iraqi banks from conducting dollar transactions, as part of a crackdown on illegal transfers of dollars to Iran and other sanctioned countries. According to the Wall Street Journal, the banks include Al Mustashar Islamic Bank, Erbil Bank, World Islamic Bank, Zain Iraq Islamic Bank
- ISC company record: مصرف زين العراق الاسلامي للاستثمار والتمويل (BZII), Iraq Securities Commission Tier A
مصرف زين العراق الاسلامي للاستثمار والتمويل ... تاريخ التأسيس 16/02/2016 ... رأس المال 250,000,000,000 دينار ... النسب المؤثرة ... هيثم نعيم هاشم اليالي 10% ... أعضاء مجلس الإدارة ... جلال عبد الله سلمان الوصي
- زين العراق الإسلامي (BZII), company profile (Arabic), Mubasher (market-data aggregator mirroring Iraq Stock Exchange disclosures) Tier D
هيكل الملكية هيثم نعيم هاشم (9.96%) مهند نعيم هاشم (9.9599%) زين العراق للاستثمارات العقارية (9.90%) احمد هيثم نعيم (8.0975%) محمد مصطفى فايق محمد (7.963%) شركة روعة القمر (5.55%) ... أعضاء مجلس الإدارة هيثم نعيم هاشم رئيس مجلس الادارة جمال ياسين أدبيس نائب رئيس مجلس الادارة مضر مجيد سعيد الصراف عضو مجلس إدارة زياد… Read the rest
خليل خضر عضو مجلس إدارة نور نزار العاني عضو مجلس إدارة ضرغام كريم العبيدي عضو مجلس إدارة باسل متي نعمان عضو مجلس إدارة - Zain Al Iraq Islamic Bank For Investment and Finance (BZII), profile, Mubasher (English) Tier D
Company Establish Date 18 March 2007 ... Rawaa Al Qamar Co (5.55%) ... Management Haitham Naeem Hashim Chairman Jamal Yassin Adbis Deputy Chairman
- Master's thesis on broiler production in Diyala (context on state poultry fields at al-Muradiya), University of Diyala, College of Agriculture (master's thesis, author's name given as مهنه عبدالله) Tier C
وتطور أكثر خلال السبعينيات عندما قامت الدولة بإنشاء عدد من الحقول في أطراف بغداد في كل من المرادية والصويرة