- Amineh Abu-Zayyad
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Dr. Amineh Abu-Zayyad (Arabic أمينة أبوزيّاد) is a Palestinian-born Arab and former wife of the former British Respect Member of Parliament George Galloway. Zayyad is a biologist by profession. She married Galloway in 1994 (Islamic marriage) & a Civil marriage in 2000. They had met at a political meeting in Glasgow in 1991. "He was my hero," she says. "He did such a lot for the Palestinians." Zayyad announced her intention to file for divorce in May 2005, as a result of unreasonable behavior on his part.[1]
Abu-Zayyad told the US Senate committee investigating Galloway's alleged links to Iraq's Oil-for-Food Programme "I have never solicited or received from Iraq or anyone else any proceeds of any oil deals, either for myself or for my former husband." [2]
References
- ^ The Telegraph Newspaper (Report). London. 2009-01-20. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/4292303/George-Galloway-divorced-over-unreasonable-behaviour.html. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ "Galloway challenges US senators". BBC News. 2005-10-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4374534.stm. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
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