Manal Yunis Explained

President:Saddam Hussein
Term Start:1979
Term End:?
Birth Name:Manal Younis Abdul Razaq Al Alusi[1]
Party:Ba'ath Party
Nationality:Iraqi

Manal Yunis (born 1929) is an Iraqi women's leader. She was among the leading figures of the Ba'ath Party during the rule of Saddam Hussein.[2]

Biography

A lawyer from Baghdad, Manal Yunis joined the Ba'ath Party in 1962.[3] In 1969 she helped found the General Federation of Iraqi Women (GFIW),[4] and she served in several different Ba'ath Party posts.[3]

Saddam Hussein appointed her to head the GFIW in 1979.[5] After Saddam was toppled from power, she died later on.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Edward Cody. Fear and loyalty in Baghdad . 16 December 2022. The Washington Post. 1 November 1990.
  2. Noga Efrati. Productive or Reproductive? The Roles of Iraqi Women during the Iraq-Iran War. Middle Eastern Studies. April 1999. 35. 2. 27–44. 4284002 . 10.1080/00263209908701265.
  3. Book: Beth K. Dougherty. Edmund A. Ghareeb. Historical Dictionary of Iraq. 2013. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-7942-3. 68.
  4. Andrea Laurenz, Iraqi Women Preserve Gains Despite Wartime Problems, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, July 1989
  5. Book: Christina Asquith. Sisters in War: A Story of Love, Family, and Survival in the New Iraq. 2011. Random House Publishing Group. 978-1-58836-761-7. 10.
  6. Febe Armanios. (5 May 2004). Women in Iraq: Background and Issues for U.S. Policy, CRS Report for Congress.

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