Maysoon al-Hashemi explained

Maysoon al-Hashemi
Native Name:مَيْسُون الْهَاشِمِي
Native Name Lang:ar
Birth Date:c.
Death Date: (aged 60)
Death Cause:Drive-by shooting
Nationality:Iraqi
Occupation:Head of Iraqi Islamic Party's women's department
Relatives:Tariq al-Hashimi (brother)

Maysoon al-Hashemi (Arabic: مَيْسُون الْهَاشِمِي; – 27 April 2006)[1] was the head of the Iraqi Islamic Party's women's department until she was shot dead, along with her driver, at the age of 60. This occurred shortly after she met with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

She was the sister of former Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi.[2]

References

  1. News: Weisman. Steven R.. Cloud. David S.. 2006-04-27. Rice Visits Iraq With Rumsfeld to Press Leader. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-07-15. 0362-4331.
  2. News: Muir . Jim . Woman's leader shot dead in Baghdad . The Telegraph . April 28, 2006.