Akila al-Hashimi

Akila al-Hashini was a "top Iraqi diplomat" until the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. In July 2003, she was named by the Coalition Provisional Authority to be Iraq's representative to the United Nations. [1]

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Related SourceWatch Resources

• Iraqi Constitution and women's rights
• Iraqi national elections
• New Iraq
• Post-war Iraq

External links

• Robert Collier, "Iraqi ruling council takes over. Citizen Board: Appointed by U.S., 25 members face uphill battle for legitimacy," SF Gate, July 14, 2003: "A noteable inclusion in the council were three women -- Sondul Chapouk, a member of the Turkish-speaking Turkmen minority in the north, Dr. Raja Habib Khuzai, the head of a maternity hospital in the southern city of Diwaniya, and Akila al-Hashimi, who was a top Iraqi diplomat until the fall of Hussein's regime and now has been named by U.S. officials to be Iraq's representative to the United Nations."
• "Three Women Named to Iraq's Governing Council," Feminist Daily News Wire, July 14, 2003.