2026-07-19T19:11:20+00:00
font
Enable Reading Mode
A-
A
A+
Shafaq
News- Baghdad
Iraq’s
Ministry of Transport suspended eight senior Iraqi Airways officials on Sunday
as authorities investigate the disappearance of 16 billion Iraqi dinars
($12.2M) from the state-owned carrier’s accounts.
An
official document showed that Transport Minister Wahab Salman al-Hassani
ordered the suspensions under Iraq’s State Employees Discipline Law, pending
the outcome of the investigation.
Those
affected include Muthanna Mohammed Hashoush, commercial director; Abbas Taama
Awad, former legal director; Mohammed Mahmoud Mohammed, contracts director;
Iyass Saadi Musajjal, former finance director; Zainab Mohammed Abdul Redha,
head of the revenue audit section; Muayyad Ibrahim Ubaid of the legal
department; Hanan Khazal Faraj of the branch accounts department; and Haider
Husni Alwan, head of the fuel section.
A source
familiar with the matter told Shafaq News that the move was intended to allow
investigators to complete their inquiry into the missing funds without
interference.
Earlier
on Sunday, another source indicated that Iraq’s Anti-Corruption Committee is
preparing a list of about 127 people suspected of amassing wealth through
illicit property purchases and overseas investments made with public funds, as
part of the ongoing “Dawn Crackdown” (Sawlat Al-Fajr), a nationwide
anti-corruption campaign launched on June 28 under the directive of Prime
Minister Ali Al-Zaidi.
The
campaign has led to the arrest of 67 officials, with the number of suspects
expected to exceed 200.