After the first congress, the Secretariat Bureau of the Kurdistan Women's Union requested an official permit from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior to carry out its public and official activities. The Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Iraq granted it an official permit via the document (M.J - 2406 dated November 18, 1970)1. Previously, a bylaw and program in the Arabic language consisting of twelve articles had been submitted to the authorities, which was published in the magazine (Al-Waqa'i' al-Iraqiyya), and that was a sign of the authority's approval of its content2.
Based on this foundation, the Kurdistan Women's Union decided to organize its internal conferences for the purpose of identifying and electing delegates for the second congress from the branches of Baghdad, Kirkuk, Sulaymaniyah, Erbil, Duhok, and Khanaqin.
On April 18, 1971, the Second Congress of the Kurdistan Women's Union was openly held3. It concluded on Monday, April 19, 1971, and this congress was held at the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Youth Union in the city of Baghdad4.
After discussions and by the decision of the congress delegates, the union became the owner of seven branches, which were Baghdad, Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk, Khanaqin, Erbil, Nineveh, and Duhok. In the end, Zakiya Ismail Haqi was elected as secretary5. This was the second time that she had received this position through a congress in the history of the Kurdistan Women's Union. This congress was also held in the city of Baghdad6.
By the congress delegates, the new executive committee was elected as follows:1- Zakiya Ismail Haqi
2- Hasiba Qazzaz
3- Fawziya Murad
4- Suham Ibrahim
5- Payman Ma'ruf
6- Fakhriya Sadullah
7- Zuhra Murad
8- Fakhriya Haidar
9- Afifa Jasim
10- Faiza Nasrullah
11- Soraya Muhammad Abdullah
12- Galawizh Salih Fattah
13- Hero Ibrahim Ahmad
14- Prashang Muhammad Mamand
15- Narmin Osman Hassan.
The reserve members of the executive committee were also voted for by the congress delegates as follows:1- Atiya Ahmad.
2- Jihan Ma'ruf.
3- Naima Mahmud7.
On May 3, 1971, in a meeting of the executive committee members, the following were elected to the secretariat bureau:
1- Zakiya Ismail Haqi - Head of the High Administrative Board
2- Soraya Muhammad - Deputy Head of the High Administrative Board
3- Narmin Osman Hassan - General Secretary
4- Suhad Ibrahim Qurtas - Treasurer8.
Sources and footnotes
1- The Second Conference of the Kurdistan Women's Union, Al-Ta'akhi Newspaper, Issue 713, Baghdad, Al-Jahiz Press, Monday, April 19, 1971 AD, p. 4; Gulnam Mahmud Mustafa, History of the Struggle of the Kurdistan Women's Union, previous source, p. 7.
2- The Internal Bylaws of the Kurdistan Women's Union, Al-Waqa'i' al-Iraqiyya Magazine, Ministry of Information in Iraq, Issue 1937, Thirteenth Year, Baghdad, Wednesday, November 18, 1970 AD, pp. 5-8.
3- Khanum Zuhdi, Pages from the History of the Iraqi Women's Movement, (Baghdad - Al-Ruwad Al-Mazdahira Printing and Publishing Company, 2007 AD), p. 129; Shirin Amedi, Women and the Achievements of the Kurdistan Women's Union, Volume One, (Erbil - Ministry of Culture Press - 1998 AD), p. 41.
4- The Kurdistan Women's Union concludes its second conference and takes a number of important decisions, Al-Ta'akhi Newspaper, Issue 714, Baghdad, Al-Jahiz Press, Tuesday, April 20, 1971 AD, p. 4.
5- Shirin Amedi, previous source, pp. 41, 43, 115.
6- Kurdistan Women's Union December 11, 1952, (Erbil - Secretariat Bureau of the Kurdistan Women's Union - 2010 AD), p. 20.
7- The Second Conference of the Kurdistan Women's Union, Al-Ta'akhi Newspaper, Issue 713, previous source, p. 4.
8- News and Activities, Al-Ta'akhi Newspaper, Issue 728, Baghdad, Dar Al-Jahiz Press, Sunday, May 9, 1971 AD, p. 3.