Marie Bashir
Politician
1930 –
Who is Marie Bashir?
Dame Marie Roslyn Bashir AD, CVO is the current and second longest-serving Governor of New South Wales. Born in Narrandera, New South Wales, Bashir graduated from the University of Sydney in 1956 and held various medical positions, with a particular emphasis in psychiatry. In 1993 Bashir was appointed the Clinical Director of Mental Health Services for the Central Sydney Area Health Service, a position she held until she was appointed Governor on the 1 March 2001. She has also served as the Chancellor of the University of Sydney.
Bashir is to retire on 1 October 2014, and will be succeeded as Governor by General David Hurley.
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- Born
- Dec 1, 1930
Narrandera - Also known as
- Marie Roslyn, Lady Shehadie
- Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir
- Professor Bashir
- Marie Bashir Shehadie
- Marie Roslyn Bashir
- Spouses
- Nicholas Shehadie
(1957/02/23 - )
- Nicholas Shehadie
- Children
- Nationality
- Australia
- Profession
- Education
- University of Sydney
- Sydney Girls High School
- Lived in
- Mosman
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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