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'''Nisrin Mustafa Sidiq Barwari''' (born 1967) is the current [[Iraq]]i Minister for Municipalities and Public Works, and a member of the Transitional National Assembly elected on [[January 30]] [[2005]]. |
'''Nisrin Mustafa Sidiq Barwari''' (born 1967) is the current [[Iraq]]i Minister for Municipalities and Public Works, and a member of the Transitional National Assembly elected on [[January 30]] [[2005]]. |
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In the first post-war interim cabinet in 2003 Barwari became Minister for Public Works, then the only woman in the cabinet. She has retained the position through subsequent changes of government. On 28 March 2004, she survived an assassination attempt near Mosul, in which three of her bodyguards were killed. |
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Berwari is of Kurdish ancestry. She graduated from Baghdad University in 1991, with an undergraduate degree in architectural engineering and urban planning. She also holds a graduate degree in public policy and management from [[Harvard University]]'s [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]]. She has also been an administrator for the [[United Nations High Commission for Refugees]], joining the organization's Baghdad office in 1991. Later, she worked as for four years as a minister in the [[Irbil]]-based Kurdish regional government. She has held her position as Iraqi Minister for Public Works since the first post-Baathist interim cabinet was formed in September 2003. At that time, she was the only woman in the cabinet. |
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Berwari has displayed concern for the rights of women in Iraq. In January 2004, she joined street protests against Resolution 137 of the Iraqi Governing Council, which would have curtailed women's rights by making Iraq's personal status law subject to religious doctrine |
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On 28 March 2004, she survived an assassination attempt near Mosul, in which three of her bodyguards were killed. |
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*{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4493999.stm|title=New Iraqi government members|accessdate=2006-02-24|author=BBC News|year=[[2005-05-08]]}} |
*{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4493999.stm|title=New Iraqi government members|accessdate=2006-02-24|author=BBC News|year=[[2005-05-08]]}} |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.iwpr.net/archive/ipm/ipm_151.html|title=IWPR's Iraqi Press Monitor|accessdate=2006-04-05|author=IWPR|year=[[2004-09-07]]}} |
*{{cite web|url=http://www.iwpr.net/archive/ipm/ipm_151.html|title=IWPR's Iraqi Press Monitor|accessdate=2006-04-05|author=IWPR|year=[[2004-09-07]]}} |
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*{{cite web|url=http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2004/03/19/iraq/print.html|title=Welcome to the Quagmire|accessdate=2006-04-05|author=Juan Cole|year=[[2004-03-19]]}} |
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Revision as of 09:50, 5 April 2006
Nisrin Mustafa Sidiq Barwari (born 1967) is the current Iraqi Minister for Municipalities and Public Works, and a member of the Transitional National Assembly elected on January 30 2005.
Berwari is of Kurdish ancestry. She graduated from Baghdad University in 1991, with an undergraduate degree in architectural engineering and urban planning. She also holds a graduate degree in public policy and management from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. She has also been an administrator for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, joining the organization's Baghdad office in 1991. Later, she worked as for four years as a minister in the Irbil-based Kurdish regional government. She has held her position as Iraqi Minister for Public Works since the first post-Baathist interim cabinet was formed in September 2003. At that time, she was the only woman in the cabinet.
Berwari has displayed concern for the rights of women in Iraq. In January 2004, she joined street protests against Resolution 137 of the Iraqi Governing Council, which would have curtailed women's rights by making Iraq's personal status law subject to religious doctrine
On 28 March 2004, she survived an assassination attempt near Mosul, in which three of her bodyguards were killed.
In September 2004, she married Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer, then the President of Iraq.
Reference
- BBC News (2003-09-01). "Iraq's post-war cabinet". Retrieved 2006-02-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - BBC News (2004-06-01). "Interim Iraqi government". Retrieved 2006-02-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - BBC News (2005-05-08). "New Iraqi government members". Retrieved 2006-02-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - IWPR (2004-09-07). "IWPR's Iraqi Press Monitor". Retrieved 2006-04-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - Juan Cole (2004-03-19). "Welcome to the Quagmire". Retrieved 2006-04-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link)