Suhaylah Abd-Jaafar

Suhaylah Abd-Jaafar
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Baghdad, Iraq
Other namesSuhaila Abd-Jaafar
Suhayla Abd-Jaafar
Alma materUniversity of Baghdad
Occupation(s)Lawyer
Human rights activist
Minister of displacement and migration (2005-2006)

Suhaylah Abd-Jaafar (born 1964) is an Iraqi lawyer and human rights activist. She was appointed Minister of displacement and migration in Ibrahim al Jaafari's Iraqi Transitional Government (2005–06). She survived a car bomb attack in February 2006. Variations of her name include Suhaila Abd-Jaafar and Suhayla Abd-Jaafar.

Early life

Abd-Jaafar belongs to one of Shi'ite Feyli Kurds tribes.[1] She was born in Baghdad in 1964 and attended the University of Baghdad, from where she received her two degrees in Law and Politics in 1987.[2]

Career

After finishing her education, Abd-Jaafar pursued a career in law and was also involved in human rights activities.[1] As a lawyer, she has worked for both the Iraqi government and private clients. In May 2005, she was appointed the cabinet minister for displacement and migration in the Iraqi Transitional Government under the prime ministership of Ibrahim al Jaafari.[1][3] She was succeeded by Abdul Samad Rahman Sultan, another Feyli Kurd.[4]

In February 2006, while moving through eastern Baghdad, Abd-Jaafar's convoy struck a roadside bomb and three of her bodyguards were injured in the resulting explosion.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Beehner, Lionel (2 May 2005). "IRAQ: Cabinet Ministers". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ Dougherty, Beth K.; Ghareeb, Edmund A. (2013). Historical Dictionary of Iraq. Scarecrow Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-8108-7942-3.
  3. ^ Al-Ali, Nadje; Pratt, Nicola (2010). What Kind of Liberation?: Women and the Occupation of Iraq. University of California Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-520-26581-3.
  4. ^ "Members of Iraq's Government" (PDF). Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC). 20 July 2006. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Iraqi minister survives bomb attack". The Daily Star. Vol. 5, no. 617. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. ^ Roberts, Joel (22 February 2006). "Car Bomb Blast Kills 22 In Iraq". CBS News. Retrieved 5 November 2017.