عقيلة الهاشمي

From the news reports:

Al-Hashimi, one of three women on the 25-member Governing Council and the leading candidate to become Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations ...

Al-Hashimi, who will be buried Friday, came from a prominent Shiite Muslim family and served in the Foreign Ministry during Saddam Hussein's regime.

Al-Hashimi, 50 and unmarried, was the only official of the ousted regime appointed to the new leadership.

AP 25 Sep 2003

In a eulogy, Jeremy Greenstock, British Prime Minister Tony Blair's envoy to Iraq, praised her ``love of liberty and justice.'' saying she ``represented the full and free potential of the true Iraq.''

AP 26 Sep 2003

A career diplomat, Dr Hashimi was one of three women members of the 25-member council and the only former Baathist to occupy a council post.

BBC 25 Sep 2003

She holds a degree in law and a doctorate in modern literature.

AP 21 Sep 2003

Calling Hashimi "a brave and dedicated public servant," council president Chalabi said "we are deeply saddened."

CNN 26 Sep 2003