Maysoon al-Hashemi ( ar, مَيْسُون الْهَاشِمِي; – 27 April 2006) was the head of the

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'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

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and

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. She was the sister of former Iraqi Vice-President

Tariq al-Hashimi Tariq al-Hashimi ( ar, طَارِق الْهَاشِمِي, Târık el-Hâşimî; born 1942) is an Iraqi politician who served as the general secretary of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) until May 2009. He served as the Vice President of Iraq from ...

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