Lamiya Abed Khadawi Explained

Lamiya Abed Khadawi
Death Place:Baghdad
Death Cause:Assassination by shooting
Nationality:Iraqi
Occupation:Member of parliament

Lamiya Abed Khadawi (died 27 April 2005) was an Iraqi politician and member of parliament. She was shot dead on her doorstep in Baghdad on 27 April 2005, the first MP killed since the January elections.[1]

Career

Khadawi was a member of Iraq's National Assembly.[2] She was elected to the parliament in the general elections held in January 2005.[3] She was also part of the former Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi's List Party.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: 27 April 2005. Iraqi woman MP killed in Baghdad. BBC News.
  2. News: Joyner. James. Iraqi Lawmaker Murdered by Terrorists. 2 March 2013. Outside the Beltway. 27 April 2005.
  3. News: Woman MP shot dead in Baghdad. 2 March 2013. Al Jazeera. 27 April 2005.