Is Q^{-1}AQ^{-1} Always Hermitian?

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Hi!

Q is postive definite

A is any matrix.

Why Q^{-1}AQ^{-1} is hermitian??
 
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let Q be identity matrix, and A be a non symmetric matrix
Q is positive definite
but the product of those 3 is not hermitian
 

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