Tayseer al-Mashhadani explained

Tayseer Najeh Awad al-Mashhadani (died 18 August 2012) was an Iraqi politician. She was elected to the National Assembly of Iraq in December 2005 as part of the Sunni Arab-led Iraqi Accord Front. She was an engineer by profession and a member of the Iraqi Islamic Party.

On 1 July 2007, she was abducted with 8 of her bodyguards at a checkpoint in the neighbourhood of Shaab in Eastern Baghdad. Her party accused members of the Muqtada as-Sadr militia of being behind the abduction, and the Sadrist warlord Abu Dereh has also been accused. After being held for nearly two months, she was released on 26 August.^{[1] [2]}

She was married to the politician Hisham al-Hayali, and they had four children.^[3] The couple were killed in a car crash.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: IRAQ: Kidnapped parliamentarian Tayseer Al- Mashhadani released in Baghdad meets with Prime Minister Nuri Al-Malik. ITN source. 2006-08-27. 2011-11-01.
2. Web site: Abducted female Sunni lawmaker freed by captors / Move called step toward reducing sectarian strife. Los Angeles Times. 2006-08-27. 2011-11-01.
3. Web site: Iraq Lawmaker Tells Colleagues of Ordeal . Associated Press. 2006-09-05. 2011-11-01.
4. http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/months-only-for-late-hayali-as-diyala-governor/ 5 months only for late Hayali as Diyala Governor