Tayseer al-Mashhadani
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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]
References
- ^ "IRAQ: Kidnapped parliamentarian Tayseer Al- Mashhadani released in Baghdad meets with Prime Minister Nuri Al-Malik". ITN source. 2006-08-27. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "Abducted female Sunni lawmaker freed by captors / Move called step toward reducing sectarian strife". Los Angeles Times. 2006-08-27. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "Iraq Lawmaker Tells Colleagues of Ordeal". Associated Press. 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ 5 months only for late Hayali as Diyala Governor Iraqi News, 19 August 2012
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