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Active in the media, she is the founder of one of the major Kurdish TV Channel - [[Kurdsat|Kurdsat TV]]. She is a member and the de facto leader of the [[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan]] politburo after being elected in the PUK 3rd congress in June 2010.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
 
SheHero Ibrahim Ahmed actively promotes art and culture and has been instrumental in supporting the younger generation artists. Being a musician herself, Hero has supported several music projects, both for fund raising and for the media, and is committed to continuing her support in the future. Hero is also a women's right activist promoting music and art. She used the [[Kurdsat]] TV channel to launch multiple women awareness projects.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
 
HeroShe is the director of the Kurdistan Save the Children (KSC) a charity organisation that aims to provide food, shelter and education for thousands of displaced orphans.<ref>[http://www.ksc-kcf.org ''Kurdistan Save the Children'' (KSC)]</ref> She recognised that at that time a grassroots [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] organization was very much needed, as the involvement of local staff would ensure a better understanding of people's needs.<ref>{{cite web |title=World People's Blog » Blog Archive » Hero Ahmad – Iraq |url=http://word.world-citizenship.org/wp-archive/318 |website=world-citizenship.org}}</ref>
 
On 4 May 2008, while travelling to a cultural festival in Baghdad's National Theatre, a bomb exploded near her motorcade. Four of her bodyguards were injured, however Hero was not. It was unclear if Hero was the target of the bombing. This occurred on the same day as four U.S. marines were killed in Anbar Province by a roadside bomb.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7382641.stm |title=Iraqi first lady survives bombing |publisher=BBC News |date=20 December 2012 |accessdate=22 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Alissa J. Rubin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/05/world/middleeast/05iraq.html |title=Iraqi President's Wife Not Hurt by a Roadside Bomb |work=The New York Times |date=5 May 2008 |accessdate=22 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/world/africa/04iht-6iraq.12549591.html |title=First lady of Iraq survives attack; 4 marines killed |work=The New York Times |date=4 May 2008 |accessdate=22 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2008-05-04-bomb-marines_N.htm |title=Iraq's first lady survives bomb attack |publisher=AP via USA Today |date=4 May 2008 |accessdate=22 December 2012}}</ref>
 
SheHero Ibrahim Ahmed is the sister of [[Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed]], wife of Iraqi President [[Abdul Latif Rashid]].<ref>{{cite news |title=صاحبة النقد الجريء.. شاناز ابراهيم احمد سيدة العراق الأولى |url=https://shafaq.com/ar/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9/%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89 |access-date=17 October 2022 |agency=Shafaq News |date=13 October 2022}}</ref>
 
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