Aqila al-Hashimi was born in 1953 into a prominent Shi'ite religious family in Najaf. She gained a degree in law in Iraq and a doctorate in French Literature at the Sorbonne.
She was one of only three women on the IGC and the only member of the former regime to have been on the council. She had been expected to become Iraq's new Ambassador to the United Nations[2]
She died of abdomen wounds suffered five days earlier when her convoy was ambushed by six men in a pickup truck near her home in western Baghdad.[3] The killing was blamed on supporters of the former president, Saddam Hussein.
The British politician George Galloway, who was strongly opposed to the war and who referred to attacks on coalition forces as a “bloody good hiding,” discussed her participation in the Governing Council in an interview shortly after her death, saying that although he derived no pleasure from her death, he denounced her role in the Iraqi Governing Council, calling her a "puppet minister."[4]
References
^"Aqila al-Hashimi". The Daily Telegraph. September 26, 2005. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
aqila, hashimi, arabic, عقيلة, الهاشمي, caqīla, hāshimī, 1953, september, 2005, iraqi, politician, served, iraqi, governing, council, عقيلة, الهاشميmember, governing, councilin, office, july, 2005, september, 2005preceded, bycouncil, createdsucceeded, bycounci. Aqila al Hashimi Arabic عقيلة الهاشمي cAqila al Hashimi 1953 September 25 2005 was an Iraqi politician who served on the Iraqi Governing Council Aqila al Hashimiعقيلة الهاشميMember of the Governing CouncilIn office July 2005 September 25 2005Preceded byCouncil createdSucceeded byCouncil dissolvedPersonal detailsBorn1953Najaf IraqDiedSeptember 25 2005 aged 52 Baghdad IraqProfessionDiplomat PoliticianAqila al Hashimi was born in 1953 into a prominent Shi ite religious family in Najaf She gained a degree in law in Iraq and a doctorate in French Literature at the Sorbonne She joined the Foreign Ministry in 1979 working as a French translator for Tariq Aziz Al Hashimi ran the Oil for Food Programme 1 in the Foreign Ministry under Saddam Hussein She was one of only three women on the IGC and the only member of the former regime to have been on the council She had been expected to become Iraq s new Ambassador to the United Nations 2 She died of abdomen wounds suffered five days earlier when her convoy was ambushed by six men in a pickup truck near her home in western Baghdad 3 The killing was blamed on supporters of the former president Saddam Hussein The British politician George Galloway who was strongly opposed to the war and who referred to attacks on coalition forces as a bloody good hiding discussed her participation in the Governing Council in an interview shortly after her death saying that although he derived no pleasure from her death he denounced her role in the Iraqi Governing Council calling her a puppet minister 4 References Edit Aqila al Hashimi The Daily Telegraph September 26 2005 Retrieved July 14 2019 Iraqi council member dies from wounds permanent dead link Aljazeera net 25 September 2005 Shot Iraq council member dies BBC 2005 09 25 GEORGE CROSS George Galloway interview The Independent on Sunday October 2005 Archived from the original on November 8 2007 Retrieved November 1 2011 External links EditInterview with the BBC s Woman s Hour This article about an Iraqi politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aqila al Hashimi amp oldid 1131357410, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
