Her Excellency Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak,

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=172 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04b00ac0erlcjm.gif"> <div> <B>The GOLDEN JUBILEE CONGRESS</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>of the EGYPTIAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Golden Jubilee Congress of The Egypt"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>The First Lady</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04511c00egerdp.gif"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="164b3730.jpg" border=0 width="179" height="115" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Her Excellency Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak,</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id132_m.htm#the_first_lady_has_been_both_nationally" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Her Excellency Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak,"><U><B>Awards & Activities</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=308 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1bf00c00egerdp.jpg"> <div> <I><B>Her Excellency Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1a5c8270.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="295" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> H<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >er Excellency Suzanne Mubarak, the First Lady was born in Menya Governorate, Egypt. As a young student, Mrs. Mubarak joined St Claire's School, Heliopolis, Cairo where she received her high school diploma. She received her Bachelor Degree in Political Science from the American University in Cairo in 1977. In 1982, the First Lady completed her Masters Degree in Sociology with her thesis on "Social Action Research in Urban Egypt; a Case Study of Primary School Upgrading in Boulaq". </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> T<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >he First Lady is also the Chairperson of the Advisory Board to the National Council on Childhood and Motherhood and is also the President of the Egyptian National Women Committee. </FONT></div> <div> M<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >rs. Mubarak is the founder and Chairperson of the Integrated Care Society, a non-profit organization established in 1977 with the objective of providing various types of services in the fields of social, cultural and health-care to school children.</FONT></div> <div> A<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > mother of two sons, Mrs. Mubarak has recently become a grandmother.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Awards & Activities</B></div> <div>  <A NAME="the_first_lady_has_been_both_nationally"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#800080" FACE="Arial" >T</FONT>he First Lady has been both nationally and internationally recognized for her efforts and endeavors by receiving the following <B>awards:</B> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The <I>Maurice Pate Award</I> by UNICEF Executive Board in recognition of her dedication and efforts for child survival, protection and development (1989). </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The highest award by the Rehabilitation International Council for her outstanding services and support to disabled children (1989). </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The <I>Honorary Fulbright Award</I> in recognition of her efforts in the field of child development and education (1992). </div> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Enrique de la Mata International Prize for Peace</I> by the Together for Peace Foundation in recognition of her dedication in promoting child development and alleviating the suffering of victims of natural disasters (1992). </div> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Paul Harris Fellow</I> by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International in appreciation of tangible and significant assistance for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations between peoples of the world (1992). </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The <I>health for All Gold Medal</I>, the highest distinction awarded by the World Health Organization in recognition of the outstanding contributions to improving the quality of life of the women and children of Egypt and her personal commitment to international efforts at integrating health in the development process (1994). </div> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">International Book Award</I> by the International book Committee in recognition of her outstanding efforts to promote reading in Egypt (1995). </div> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Award of Highest Honor</I> by Soka University (1995). </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The <I>Degree of Doctor of Law</I> by the Westminster College, New Wilmington in recognition of her outstanding achievements for the people of Egypt and in causes highly valued by the international community. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The <I>American World Book Association for Publication Award</I> in recognition of her role in the publication of books and her efforts in supporting the campaign of "Reading for All".</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#800080" FACE="Arial" >T</FONT>he First Lady has always been actively involved in regional and international <B>activities</B>. In 1985, she headed the Egyptian delegation in the United Nations World Conference in Nairobi for reviewing and appraising the achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace. In 1986, she was the honorary chair of the International Symposium on Children's Books held in Cairo and headed the Egyptian delegation in the Arab Regional Meeting held in Amman, Jordan on the establishment of the Arab Council for Children and Development. </div> <div> In 1987, she participated as a keynote speaker in the conference held in Italy on the International Convention on the Rights of the Child. In 1988, she was a keynote speaker in a conference held in Alexandria on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. On the same year, she was a keynote speaker in the 23<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >rd</FONT> Congress of the International Publishers Association held in London. In 1989, she was a keynote speaker in a symposium held in Cairo on Women and Social Development: Past, Present and Future, organized by the American National Council of Negro Women, and in the World Conference on Studying Climate Change held in Cairo. </div> <div> In 1990, she was a keynote speaker in three major conferences; namely, the United Nations World Summit for Children held in New York, the International Committee Meeting for the Revival of the Alexandria Library held in Aswan, and the International Conference of the Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) held in Virginia. In 1992, she attended the Summit on Economic Advancement of Rural Women held in Geneva. In 1993, she was a keynote speaker in two events: Africa First Ladies Seminar which was held in Cairo on the Status of Women and Children in Africa, and Second Session of the Special High Level Council in the United Nations held in New York.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>