He was arrested on 3 March 2003 in Amman by The Jordanian intelligence services, along with other prominent businessmen who had financial links with Saddam Hussein's regime.
اعتقلته دائرة المخابرات العامة (الأردن) في 3 آذار 2003 في عمان مع رجال أعمال بارزين كان لهم صلات مالية مع نظام صدام حسين.