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President of the Council
MRS. SUZANNE MUBARAK
Sociologist born in Menya,
Egypt
Married, has two sons and two grandsons.
Master's degree in Sociology
of Education.
Topic of thesis: "Social Action Research in Urban
Egypt:
A case study of primary school upgrading in Bulaq".
American University in Cairo; 1982.
B.A. in Political Sciences, American University in
Cairo,1977.
High School Diploma, St. Claire School, Heliopolis,
Cairo
International and Regional Activities |
Keynote Speaker and Head
of the Egyptian delegation to:
The United Nations World Conference to Review and
Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade
for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, held in
Nairobi, Kenya,1985.
The International Symposium on Children's
books, held in Cairo, November 1986. Honorary Chairperson
of the Symposium.
The Arab Regional Meeting on the establishment
of the Arab Council for Children and Development,
Amman, Jordan, April 1987.
The Conference on the International Convention
on the Rights of the Child, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy,
September 1987
The 23rd Congress of the International Publishers
Association, London, June 1988.
The Conference on the Future United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child, Alexandria,
November 1988.
UNICEF Executive Board, 1989 Session, New
York, April 1989
Symposium on Women and Social Development:
Past, Present and Future, organized by the American
National Council of Negro Women, Cairo, July 1989.
Fourth African Regional Conference on Women
and Development, Nigeria, November 1989
The World Conference on Preparing for Climate
Change, Cairo, December 1989
The International Committee for the Revival
of Alexandria Library, Aswan, February 1990, Alexandria,
April 1992. Chairperson of the Committee.
The International Conference on the Board
of Books for Young people (IBBY), Williamsburg, Virginia,
September 1990.
WHO International Seminar on Health as a
condition for Economic Development, Accra, December
1991.
The Summit on Economic Advancement of Rural
Women, UN Geneva, February 1992.
Second Session of the Special High-Level
UN Council in charge of studying Ways and Means to
Prevent Natural Disasters, New York, January 1993.
Cairo Africa First Ladies Seminar on the
Status of Women and Children in Africa, Cairo, June
1993. Chairperson of the Seminar.
WHO Task Force on Health and Development
Policies, Geneva June 1994.
UN International Conference on Population
and Development NGO Forum, Cairo, September 1994.
Soka University Celebration, Tokyo, April
1993.
UN University Meeting, Tokyo, April 1995.
Rotary International Annual General Conference,
Nice June 1995.
UN Fourth International Conference on Women,
Beijing, September 1995
Lectured at St. Anthony's College, Oxford
University on "Peace, Development and Women in
Egypt."
The 1989 UNICEF Executive
Board decided to confer upon Mrs. Mubarak its highest
honour, the"Maurice Pate Award", in recognition
of her dedication and efforts for child survival,
protection and development.
Given the highest Award in 1989 by the Rehabilitation
International Centre for her outstanding services
and support to disabled children.
Given the Honorary Fullbright Award, in recognition
of her efforts in the field of child development and
education,
The "Together for Peace Foundation"
bestowed upon Mrs. Mubarak "The 1992 Enrique
de la Mata International Prize for Peace" in
recognition of her dedication in promoting child development
and alleviating the suffering of victims of natural
disasters.
The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
named Mrs. Mubarak in 1992 a "Paul Harris Fellow" in
appreciation of the tangible and significant assistance
for the furthering of better understanding and friendly
relations between peoples of the world.
The " Health for All Gold Medal",
the highest distinction awarded by the World Health
Organization, was conferred upon Mrs. Mubarak in June
1994 in recognition of her outstanding contributions
to improving the quality of life of the women and
children of Egypt and her personal commitment to international
efforts aimed at integrating health in the development
process.
Mrs. Mubarak received the "International
Book Committee, International Book Award" in
April 1995 in recognition of her outstanding efforts
to promote reading in Egypt.
Soka University bestowed upon Mrs. Mubarak
its Award of Highest Honour in April 1995.
· Westminster College, New Wilmington, honoured
Mrs. Mubarak with the degree of Doctor of Laws in
recognition of her outstanding achievement for the
people of Egypt and in causes valued by the international
community.
"The American World Book Association
for Publication Award" in recognition of her
role in the publication of books and her efforts in
supporting the campaign of "Reading for All".
"Award of the Arab Publishers Federation
in recognition of her efforts in promoting Arab literature.
Cairo, 1996.
"The Avicenne Medal", UNESCO highest
award, in recognition of her role in promoting cultural
activities in Egypt, 1997."
"Prize of Tolerance", European
Academy of Sciences and Arts, Salzburg, 1998.
"The Degree of Professor Counsellor",
Shanghai University, April 1999.
Honorary Doctor Degree", Iwa University,
Seoul, Korea, for her efforts to promote women's education
and social development in Egypt, April 1999.
The "Rotary Award" for her efforts
in combating polio, June 1999.
"Honorary Doctor Degree for Humane letters",
American University in Cairo, February 2000.
"Honorary Doctor Degree", American
University in Spain, in recognition of her distinctive
efforts in the social field in Egypt, February 2000.
Founder and Chairperson of
the Integrated Care Society. Established in 1977,
a non-profit organization with the main objective
of providing social, cultural and health care to school
children. The Integrated Care Society has various
types of activities:
Cultural and Educational Activities
for Children and Young People
Community Services
Services to the Disabled
Founder and Chairperson
of the Association for the Development Services in
the Community of Heliopolis.
Founder and Chairperson of the Egyptian Society
For Childhood and Development, with the "One
Hundred New Schools Project" as a main objective.
Initiator and Founder of Egyptian Children's
Literature Centre for Documentation Research and Information,
the first reference centre for children's literature
in the Arab Region.
Founder of the National History Museum for
Children in Egypt:"the Suzanne Mubarak Museum
for Children" inaugurated in June 1996.
President of the Advisory Board to the National
Council for Childhood and Motherhood.
President of the Egyptian National Women
Committee, and President of the First and Second National
Conference on Women (June 1994 - April 1996)
Initiator of the unified law on children
(March 1996)
President of the Egyptian Section of the
International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY)
President of the Egyptian Red Crescent Society
and initiator of the national campaign for safe blood
transfusion.
Vice President of COMEST.
President of the National Council for Women
established in February 2000.
The President of the Council
shall have the following functions |
1. To nominate the Secretary General
of the Council.
2. To approve the composition of the Standing Committees
of the Council and nominate the coordinator and the alternate coordinator
for each committee after the approval of the Board of the Council.
3. To supervise the good conduct of the work with
the assistance of the Secretary General whomever members she chooses for
that purpose.
4. To invite the Council to hold regular or exceptional
meetings, or invite any of the Committees to meet,
at times and dates that she determines.
5. To approve the composition of the Council's delegations
abroad.
6. To invite whomever she considers appropriate to
benefit from his/her expertise in the meetings of
the Council.
7. To approve the proposed general budget and the
final financial statement of the Council, after approval
by the Board of the Council.
8. To delegate whomever she chooses for conducting researches and studies about
the objectives and mandate of the Council and formulate comments and suggestions about it.
9. To approve the composition of the Branches
of the Council.
10. To approve the composition of the Ad-hoc Committees
of the Council.
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