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.
Biography A lawyer from Baghdad, Manal Yunis joined the Ba'ath Party in 1962. In 1969 she helped found the General Federation of Iraqi Women (GFIW),Andrea Laurenz, Iraqi Women Preserve Gains Despite Wartime Problems, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, July 1989 and she served in several different Ba'ath Party posts.
Saddam Hussein appointed her to head the GFIW in 1979. After Saddam was toppled from power, she died later on.Febe Armanios. (5 May 2004). Women in Iraq: Background and Issues for U.S. Policy, CRS Report for Congress.
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