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First Lady Suzanne Mubarak

Suzanne Mubarak (birth name Suzanne Saleh Sabet or Thabet) (Arabic: سوزان مبارك‎) (born February 28, 1941) is married to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and is the first lady of Egypt. The daughter of an Egyptian doctor and Welsh nurse Lily May Palmer. At Islington, London on 16 March 1934, Saleh Sabet, a 29 year old medical student at Cardiff University, married the 29 year old Lily May Palmer, a trained nurse working at The Infirmary on Camden Road, Islington. The daughter of colliery manager Charles Henry Palmer, Lily May grew up in Pontypridd, Glamorgan in Wales, hence the Welsh connection^{[citation needed]}. Her grandmother is not a relative of Jehan Sadat.

Suzanne Mubarak was born in Al Minya Governorate, located on the Nile River about 150 kilometres to the south of Cairo. She studied at St. Claire Heliopolis in Cairo during high school and moved on to study at the American University in Cairo. She received a Bachelor's degree in Political Science (class of 1977) and a Master's degree in Sociology of Education (1982). For her Master's degree, her topic of study was "Social Action Research in Urban Egypt: A Case of Primary School Upgrading in Boulak." She has two sons and two grandsons.

Mrs. Mubarak serves as a patron of the children's television series, Alam Simsim (Arabic for Sesame's World), Egypt's version of the American series, Sesame Street, to promote its importance in improving children's communication and reading skills.

Mrs. Mubarak is the honorary president of Rotary Clubs of Egypt, and her brother general Munir Thabet is the Rotary International district 2450 governor in 2004-2005. She received the Paul Harris fellowship several times. Her son Gamal Mubarak is also an honorary member of Rotary Clubs.

In 1985 she founded the Child Museum of Cairo in collaboration with the British Museum. In 2005, she opened the Hurghada branch of Mubarak's Public Library. ^[1]

1 Education
2 International and regional activities
3 International awards
4 Social services
5 References
6 External links

Education

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, Heliopolise, 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."
On 16 October 2008, Suzanne Mubarak was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

International awards

The 1989 UNICEF Executive Board conferred 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 an Honorary Fulbright 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.

Social services

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: