Home Australian Women
Biographical entry

Home | Browse | Search | Previous | Next
Be a Australian Women Supporter

Bashir, Marie

HE Professor, AC, FRANZCP
Related EntriesPublished Resources
Governor
Born: Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia

Of Lebanese descent, Marie Bashir became the first woman to be appointed Governor of New South Wales in March 2001.

Prior to her appointment she was Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Sydney. Bashir became an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1988 for her service to medicine, particularly in the field of adolescent mental heath. She was nominated Mother of the Year in 1971. Bashir is married to Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE.


Career Highlights
URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/common.nsf/key /ResourcesSystemTheGovernorofNewSouthWales
 
Sources used to compile this entry: The Governor of NSW website, accessed 8 Jan. 2002; http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au accessed 8 Jan. 2002.
 
Related Entries for Bashir, Marie

Related Corporate Bodies

Top of Page
Published Resources

See also


Google
Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.Prepared by: Anne Heywood
Created: 9 January 2002
Modified: 14 December 2006

Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site
Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info
Prepared by: Acknowledgements
Updated: 19 June 2008
http://womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0231b.htm

[ Top of page | Australian Women Home | Browse | Search ]