Rakan Al-Jabouri

Rakan Saeed al-Jabouri
راکان سعید الجبوري
President of The Arab Alliance in Kirkuk
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 October 2018
Preceded byposition established
Acting Governor of Kirkuk
In office
16 October 2017 – 14 August 2024
Preceded byNajmiddin Karim
Succeeded byRebwar Taha
Personal details
Born (1964-07-01) 1 July 1964
Kirkuk, Iraq
PartyArab Alliance in Kirkuk

Rakan Saeed Al-Jabouri[1] (Arabic: راکان سعید الجبوري / Sorani Kurdish: ڕاکان سەعید جبوری) (born July 1, 1964)[2] is the president of The Arab Alliance in Kirkuk.[3] Jabouri also served as the acting Governor of Kirkuk Province from 16th October 2017 Until 14th August 2024.[4][5]

Early life

Jabouri was born in Kirkuk on 1 July 1964.[2]

Career

Prior to becoming the acting governor of Kirkuk Province he served as the deputy governor of kirkuk from 2005 until 2017 when he assumed office as Acting Governor.[4][6]

Corruption charges

On 21 April 2025 after a detention issued by Karkh Investigative Court, Jabouri was detained in Baghdad for charges related to misuse of public funds.[1][7][8] but a day later on 22 he was released by bail.[9] On 15 July 2025 Baghdad’s Karkh Criminal Court sentenced Jabouri to one year in prison but his sentence was later suspended.[10] On 24 August 2025 he was banned from running in elections by the Independent High Electoral Commission. This decision was upheld by the Election Judiciary Commission 9 on October 2025.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ex-Kirkuk Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges". kurdistan24.net. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 "New kirkuk governor retires predecessor, introduces Turkmen language in official documents". en.964media.com. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Iraq's IHEC bars Rakan al-Jubouri and Haidar al-Mulla as disqualification passes 500". shafaq.com. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Former Kirkuk Governor Rakan al-Jabouri Arrested on Abuse of Power Charges". peregraf.com. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Arab member of Kirkuk provincial council: Position of Kirkuk governor does not belong to a specific group". kirkuknow.com. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "A parliamentary request to refer the Governor of Kirkuk to retirement". alsharqiya.com. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Former Kirkuk governor detained on corruption charges, faces investigation". en.964.media. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Former Kirkuk acting governor detained on corruption charges". thenewregion.com. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Former Kirkuk governor released on bail amid corruption charges". rudaw.net. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Iraq Court Upholds Ban on Rakan al-Juburi From Parliamentary Elections". channel8.com. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Iraq's election commission disqualifies former Kirkuk governor Rakan al-Jubouri". en.964.media. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
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