Manal Yunis (born 1929) is an Iraqi women's leader. She was among the leading figures of the Ba'ath Party during the rule of Saddam Hussein.[2]
Biography
A lawyer from Baghdad, Manal Yunis joined the Ba'ath Party in 1962.[3] In 1969 she helped found the General Federation of Iraqi Women (GFIW),[4] and she served in several different Ba'ath Party posts.[3]
Saddam Hussein appointed her to head the GFIW in 1979.[5] After Saddam was toppled from power, she died later on.[6]
^Noga Efrati (April 1999). "Productive or Reproductive? The Roles of Iraqi Women during the Iraq-Iran War". Middle Eastern Studies. 35 (2): 27–44. doi:10.1080/00263209908701265. JSTOR4284002.