From the University of Medical Sciences and Abadan Petrochemical to the Arvand Free Zone and the fuel stations case, Jalil Mokhtar's name has repeatedly appeared in reports related to political support, hiring relatives, and influence peddling and corruption over the years; records that necessitate accountability regarding his relations with managers and economic stakeholders..
Jalil Mokhtar, the representative of Abadan in the Parliament, has often spoken about the inefficiency of managers and the necessity to fight corruption, while his own actions have been subject to serious criticism. Previous reports from Feydus, writings of local journalists, and social media posts have linked his name to supporting problematic managers, interfering in appointments, and his relatives benefiting from job opportunities. In one of the most severe cases, financial support from a network accused of fuel smuggling for his electoral activities has been reported.
The focus of these criticisms is the use of representative power: authority that should be used to oversee public resources, if used to stabilize close managers and expand personal relations, becomes an obstacle to accountability. In such a situation, people bear the cost of decisions but are excluded from the process of selecting managers and distributing opportunities..
University of Medical Sciences; Political Support for Problematic Managers
The allocation of medical projects to contractors close to Mokhtar with a history of funding his electoral campaign in the burn unit of Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Abadan and the Heart Hospital in Khorramshahr is one of the corruption cases directly linked to Mokhtar.
Supporting managers has political responsibility. A representative who uses his influence for the appointment or retention of a manager must also explain the criteria for selection and the outcome of that support. The healthcare budget is a resource for ensuring public health and should not be kept away from effective oversight under political relations..
Abadan Petrochemical; Industrial Enterprise in Electoral Competition
Criticism of Mokhtar's role in industrial appointments has a long history. Local sources point to Mokhtar's efforts to impose non-technical forces and turn Abadan Petrochemical into a tool for vote gathering.
Turning industrial hiring and appointments into electoral capital weakens management independence and exposes the company's resources to competition from influential stakeholders, with Mokhtar's record being full of such examples.
Arvand Free Zone; Public Opportunities and Relatives' Names
The Arvand Free Zone is also included in criticisms related to Mokhtar's surrounding relations. Khuzestan media, in a list of employment allegations, mention the transfer of Mohammadreza Mokhtar from the Labor Department to the Arvand Free Zone, the contractual employment of Hossein Mokhtar in the Free Zone Cooperative, and the employment of Kheirollah Mokhtar in the region's fire department as part of the list of employments related to Mokhtar's relatives.
Over the years, Mokhtar has been one of the factors in collusion and lobbying in Arvand Free Zone contracts with contractors close to him, while always playing the role of demanding accountability from the Arvand Free Zone Organization. His connection with Hossein Abdolbaghi and his presence as the only representative of Abadan in the introduction session of Hossein Hamidpour, the then mayor, has been a clear trace of these costly connections for the people of Abadan.
Mokhtar's constant presence in the offices of the Arvand Free Zone, the governorate, the municipality, and the managers of the region's oil companies, according to informed sources, aimed at creating connections between these managers and contractors and reducing the parliamentary representation to the level of contract brokerage.
Fuel Case; Accusation of Electoral Funding
One of the clearest financial accusations related to this parliamentary representative is the case of clear interference and receiving a special share from the establishment of at least four unauthorized fuel stations on the Abadan coastal route and its connection to fuel smuggling from the official network. The important point is the disclosure of documents showing the expenditure of 30 billion tomans by beneficiaries of this contract in Mokhtar's electoral campaign.
Political Influence Must Be Accountable
NaftOnline also, on August 23, 1405, in response to Mokhtar's letter regarding contractual issues and the performance of Arvandan Oil and Gas Company, warned about representatives crossing from oversight to executive management. This issue shows that the extent of Mokhtar's intervention in oil industry affairs, apart from being a local issue, has also been criticized by specialized media.
Mokhtar's record should be measured by the outcome of his political influence for the people of Abadan. If support for managers is not accompanied by accountability, if job opportunities are distributed in closed relations, and if electoral resources remain untransparent, public interests are at risk of erosion. Publishing appointment correspondence, records of financial support, and a documented response to existing reports are the minimum responsibilities of a representative who has repeatedly called others to transparency..
