Bashir, Marie (1930–)
Bashir, Marie (1930–)
Australian psychiatrist and politician. Born Marie Roslyn Bashir, 1930, in Narrandera, NSW, Australia, of Lebaneseborn parents; graduate of Women's College of University of Sydney, 1956; m. Sir Nicholas Shehadie (Lord Mayor of Sydney, 1971–73); children: 3.
Often focusing on the underprivileged, helped Cambodian child refugees integrate into Australian society (1970s); served as clinical professor of psychiatry at University of Sydney (1993–2001), area director of Mental Health Services for Central Sydney (1994–2001) and senior consultant to the Aboriginal Medical Service, Redfern (1996–2001); helped found Women for Wik (1997), to support the Aboriginal Wik group gain land rights; became governor of New South Wales (2001), its 1st female governor. Appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (1988) and Companion of the Order of Australia (2001).