up." Both women were released in December 2005 after they were among those an American-Iraqi board process found were no longer a security threat and would have no charges filed against them. Family Ammash's father, Salih Mahdi Ammash, was a high-level Baath Party member in Iraq, who became defense minister in 1963, deputy prime minister in 1968, and an ambassador in 1977. References 1953 births Living people Texas Woman's University alumni University of Missouri alumni People from Baghdad Iraqi biological weapons program Iraqi microbiologists Iraqi women scientists University of Baghdad alumni Women in the Iraq War Members of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region Academic staff of the University of Baghdad Women microbiologists Prisoners and detainees of the United States military People related to biological warfare Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards Iraq War prisoners of war Iraqi prisoners of war