Qatar indicts ex-finance minister for bribery and embezzlement

It was not immediately clear whether al-Emadi had a lawyer. The state report also did not specify how much money the former minister is accused of stealing.

Al-Emadi rose to prominence in the Gulf Arab emirate when the current emir ascended the throne and after overseeing the transformation of Qatar National Bank into the Middle East’s largest lender.

Once one of Qatar’s most powerful officials, al-Emadi has also served as chairman of the bank, a board member of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund and chairman of the board of long-haul carrier Qatar Airways. According to the Las Vegas-based Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute, the Qatar Investment Authority holds assets of $475 billion.