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Manal Yunis

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Manal Yunis
Head of General Federation of Iraqi Women
In office
1979–?
PresidentSaddam Hussein
Personal details
Born
Manal Younis Abdul Razaq Al Alusi[1]

1929 (age 94–95)
NationalityIraqi
Political partyBa'ath Party

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

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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]

References

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