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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-02-10 human Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004166b.htm person Bashir Marie Roslyn AD AACR2 1930 20 January 2026 Place of Birth Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death New South Wales, Australia Governor Educator Psychiatrist University Chancellor Dame Marie Bashir was the first woman to be appointed Governor of New South Wales. She began her career in medicine and completed an internship at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney. Later Bashir took up psychiatry. She worked both in universities and mental health services, increasingly focussing children and adolescents. In 1988 she was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for her services to child and adolescent health, and in 2001 she was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in recognition of service as Governor of New South Wales. In 2014 she was appointed Dame of the Order of Australia (AD) for extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and merit in service to the administration, public life, and people of New South Wales, to medicine, particularly as an advocate for improved mental health outcomes for the young, marginalised and disadvantaged, to international relations, through the promotion of collaborative health programs, and as a leader in tertiary education. 1956 1956 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Sydney 1982 1987 Career position - Foundation Director of the Rivendell Child, Adolescent and Family Service 13 Jun 1988 13 Jun 1988 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - in recognition of service to medicine, particularly in the field of adolescent mental health 1993 2001 Career position - Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney 1994 2001 Career position - Director of Mental Health Services at Central Sydney Area Health Services 1996 2001 Career position - Senior Consultant at the Aboriginal Medical Service in Redfern and Kempsey 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal 2001 2014 Career position - Governor of New South Wales 30 Mar 2001 30 Mar 2001 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - in recognition of service as Governor of New South Wales 2006 2026 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 2007 2012 Career position - Chancellor, University of Sydney 2014 2014 Award - Royal Society of New South Wales Medal 9 Jun 2014 9 Jun 2014 Award - Dame of the Order of Australia (AD) - for extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and merit in service to the administration, public life, and people of New South Wales, to medicine, particularly as an advocate for improved mental health outcomes for the young, marginalised and disadvantaged, to international relations, through the promotion of collaborative health programs, and as a leader in tertiary education State of New South Wales (1901 - )

Governor 2001 - 2014

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine 1993 - 2001; Chancellor 2007 - 2012

 Royal Society of New South Wales Medal (1884 - )

Awarded the Medal 2014

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 2006 - 2026

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 Bashir, Marie (1930-)

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 'Bashir, Marie Roslyn', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Bashir, Marie Roslyn Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2001 Herd, Margaret Who's who in Australia 2001 38 Melbourne Crown Content 2001 Interview with Dr Marie Bashir (sound recording), interviewer: Amy McGrath National Library of Australia Oral History Collection Interview with Dr Marie Bashir (sound recording), interviewer: Amy McGrath TRC 838 20 April 1979 1 sound cassette (c. 90 minutes). Dr Bashir talks about her Lebanese background, husband Sir Nicholas Shehadie, choice of medicine as a career and her internship at St Vincent's Hospital; visit to Lebanon; work in government practice; taking up psychiatry; her directorship of Rivindell home for emotionally disturbed children; her position as Lady Mayoress and meeting the Queen.