“When science is rejected as a career choice, it is often due to limited information and the dearth of positive role models to encourage young girls to participate.”
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Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
Dr. Bibi Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim GCSK is a Mauritian politician and biodiversity scientist who served as the sixth president of Mauritius from 2015 to 2018. In December 2014, she was selected to be the presidential candidate of the Alliance Lepep. After Kailash Purryag resigned on 29 May 2015, both Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth and Leader of the Opposition Paul Berenger positively welcom…
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politics · Scientist and president of Mauritius · politician · chemist · botanist · also Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim, Bibi Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim, Gurib-Fakim
Born 17 October 1959 · Q20022984
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We need to take the girls by the hand and make them believe that they can do anything. By building their confidence from a very young age, telling them that the sky is the limit, it will lead to more in the sciences.
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2026· 7 entries
“We need to take the girls by the hand and make them believe that they can do anything. By building their confidence from a very young age, telling them that the sky is the limit, it will lead to more in the sciences.”
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“We need more mentors and role models where access to education matters.”
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“Africa make a sizeable contribution to the continent’s economy. They are more economically active as farmers and entrepreneurs than women in any other region of the world. It is the women who grow most of Africa’s food, and who own one-third of all businesses”
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“If you're a scientist, you tend to really look at the perfection of the human body, the way it functions. If you look at nature as a whole. I'm still amazed at the perfection with which the entire ecosystem functions together.”
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“If women are left out of full participation in 21st-century aspirations, we will not achieve gender equality, nor realize our broader goals for growth, prosperity, and well-being, including scientific advancement.”
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Yahoo Finance: New GCA Chair President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim to Advance Global Adaptation Agenda
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2024· 2 entries
Won: United Kingdom (2024).
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Ameenah Gurib-Fakim won and accepted the International Women of the Year Award at EPG's 16th Annual Political & Public Life Awards at the House of Commons
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2020· 1 entry
Published “Biosynthesized CuO nano-platelets: Physical properties & enhanced thermal conductivity nanofluidics” in Arabian Journal of Chemistry — cited 181 times.
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2018· 7 entries
Hindustan Times: Scandal-tainted Mauritius president Ameenah Gurib-Fakim resigns: Lawyer
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The Financial Express: Mauritius president Ameenah Gurib-Fakim resigns over credit card scandal
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Amid a financial scandal during the prime ministership of Pravind Jugnauth
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Ameenah Gurib-Fakim officially resigned from the position of President of Mauritius on 23 March 2018 after the 50th anniversary of independence celebrations when L'Express newspapers leaked her bank details, although she had refunded the expenditures one year before the leak.
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In June 2018 the Government of Mauritius instigated a Commission of Inquiry on violation of the Constitution and other laws by former President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, led by Judge Asraf Ally Caunhye.
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Before resigning from office in 2018, and without consulting the Cabinet of Mauritius, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim had nominated Sir Hamid Moollan to preside an ill-fated Commission of Inquiry on Álvaro Sobrinho's activities.
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And without consulting the Cabinet of Mauritius, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim had nominated Sir Hamid Moollan to preside an ill-fated Commission of Inquiry on Álvaro Sobrinho's activities
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2017· 1 entry
Awarded OkayAfrica 100 Women (2017).
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2016· 4 entries
Awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (2016).
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Published “Single phase Bunsenite NiO nanoparticles green synthesis by Agathosma betulina natural extract” in Journal of Alloys and Compounds — cited 274 times.
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Published “Single-phase α-Cr <sub>2</sub> O <sub>3</sub> nanoparticles’ green synthesis using <i>Callistemon viminalis</i> ’ red flower extract” in Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews — cited 151 times.
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Published “Physical properties of CdO nanoparticles synthesized by green chemistry via Hibiscus Sabdariffa flower extract” in Journal of Alloys and Compounds — cited 181 times.
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2015· 5 entries
Her nomination for the presidency of Mauritius, put forward by then prime minister and fellow Militant Socialist Movement member Anerood Jugnauth, was unanimously approved by the Mauritian National Assembly
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Published “Green synthesis of Monteponite CdO nanoparticles by Agathosma betulina natural extract” in Journal of Alloys and Compounds — cited 158 times.
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Published “Nanoparticles green synthesis by Hibiscus Sabdariffa flower extract: Main physical properties” in Journal of Alloys and Compounds — cited 206 times.
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Published “Sm2O3 nanoparticles green synthesis via Callistemon viminalis' extract” in Journal of Alloys and Compounds — cited 148 times.
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Career landmark: President of Mauritius (2015–2018).
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (2013).
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2012· 1 entry
Awarded Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (2012).
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2009· 2 entries
Awarded Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms (2009).
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Won: African Union (2009).
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2008· 1 entry
For her contribution to the education and the scientific sector
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2007· 2 entries
Won: United Kingdom (2007).
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Awarded L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science (2007).
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2006· 1 entry
Published “Medicinal plants: Traditions of yesterday and drugs of tomorrow” in Molecular Aspects of Medicine — cited 1,521 times.
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1992· 1 entry
And studied at the University of Kent) and a daughter (Imaan, who studied Computer Science)
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1987· 2 entries
Studied at University of Exeter, Doctor of Philosophy (1987).
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To take employment at the University of Mauritius
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1983· 1 entry
Studied at University of Surrey, bachelor's degree (1983).
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1959· 1 entry
Born 1959-10-17.
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