JC
Jawad Chalabi
Person·business·AI Enriched
Relationships:1
Events:3
Library:3
Confidence:
84%
Key Facts
Type
Person
Sector
business
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
Switzerland
Nationality
Iraqi
Birth Date
Not specified
Death Date
Not specified
Sex
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Also Known As
J. ChalabiChalabiJawad
Tags
banker
Overall Confidence
84%
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About
Jawad Chalabi, brother of Ahmad Chalabi, was a key figure in the family's international banking network. He was convicted in Geneva in 2000 for fraud related to Swiss banking operations and implicated in additional financial controversies, including accusations by Swiss authorities in April 2003 against finance companies linked to the Chalabi family for lending millions of pounds to entities controlled by family members, such as Ahmad Chalabi, as reported by The Guardian. Jawad publicly commented on his brother's plans to return to Baghdad after decades in exile. He was married to Leila Abdel Karim el-Ozari, and following his death, his family was commemorated alongside other Chalabi relatives on khoolood.com.
Key Relationships
Ahmad Chalabi
partner
Jawad Chalabi was Ahmad's brother and key figure in the Chalabi family's international banking network. Jawad and brother Hazem were convicted by a Swiss court in Geneva in 2000 for fraud related to the family's Swiss banking operations through MEBCO and Socofi. The Chalabi family operated interconnected banks across Jordan (Petra Bank), Lebanon (MEBCO Beirut), and Switzerland (MEBCO Geneva, Socofi). The Swiss convictions corroborated Jordanian authorities' claims about systemic fraud in the Chalabi banking empire.
Since 1977
Recent Events
Swiss authorities accused finance companies linked to Chalabi family
Swiss authorities accused finance companies linked to the Chalabi family for lending millions of pounds to entities controlled by family members
4/1/2003
Convicted for fraud in Geneva
Convicted in Geneva for fraud related to Swiss banking operations
1/1/2000
Moved to Jordan in political exile
Relocated to Jordan following the 1958 Iraqi Revolution
1/1/1958