Marie Bashir

Marie Bashir ( born December 1, 1930 in Narrandera ) is an Australian politician and physician.

Life

Bashir studied medicine and psychiatry at the University of Sydney. Since March 1, 2001 Bashir counts as the successor of Governor Gordon Samuels of the Australian state of New South Wales. Since 2007 she is the successor of Kim Santow, Chancellor of the University of Sydney. She is married to Nicholas Shehadie and has three children.

Prizes and Awards (selection)

  • Order of Australia, 1988
  • Order of Saint John, Queen, 2001
  • Royal Victorian Order, 2006
  • Legion of Honor, 2009
  • Cedar North, 2012
Venerable Order of Saint John Arthur Phillip John Hunter (Royal Navy officer) Philip Gidley King William Bligh William Paterson (explorer) Lachlan Macquarie Thomas Brisbane Ralph Darling Richard Bourke Charles Augustus FitzRoy William Denison John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead Lord Augustus Loftus Harry Rawson Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
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