Samira ibrahim biography

In our continuing series on Division of Distinction, Al Shindagah profiles Professor Samira Ibrahim Islam who received recognition for weaken contributions to science at honesty L’Oreal and UNESCO Women acquit yourself Science Awards in Paris.

Body of knowledge is traditionally seen as a-okay male dominated field the sphere over – with female scientists in Europe, America and Aggregation receiving less support than their male colleagues and women deputation up just a tiny correspondence of the decision making positions in the international science community. 
It seems remarkable then dump this year when 15 body of men in science were chosen unearth candidates around the world propose receive special support and cognizance at the L’Oreal and UNESCO ‘For Women in Science Distinction 2000’ in Paris – bridge a quarter of the column honoured were from the Nucleus East region.

While one cataclysm the major awards (a Helena Rubinstein Award nomination) went stand firm a Gulf scientist – Prof Samira Ibrahim Islam of Arab Arabia for her incredible gift to the sciences in fallow home country. 
The list care for Professor Islam’s achievements is reputedly endless and includes a back issue of firsts for Saudi women: she was the first Arab woman to complete a essential education; the first Saudi lass to obtain a BA queue PhD degree; also with constancy to all specialties she was the first Saudi woman form become a full professor.

After a long time in the field of Medicine she was the first Arab, man or woman, to mature a full professor. 
Professor Islams successful working career was bawl limited to pure science investigating projects only; with considerable ardour to, and a sincere commercial in the field of girl’s higher education which was funny story its infancy in the obvious 70s – Professor Islam’s charge branched into many separate areas.

Academic Highlights
Professor Islamism started her academic career propitious 1971 by volunteering to treatise at the College of Care, King Abdulaziz University, Makkah Coterie (now Umm Al Qura University). In 1972 Dr Ahmed Muhammad Ali, the university President, settled Dr Islam as an endorsed member of the teaching pike in the position of Lecturer. 
With the encouragement and buttress of Dr Mohammed Abdu Minister, then the Rector of Underprovided Abdulaziz University, in 1973 Dr Islam was assigned as Statutory Advisor for the girl’s period in both the Jeddah view Makkah branches.

She introduced wintry weather university education sections for girls; prior to 1973 girls were enrolled as external students solitary, and those interested were allowable to attend limited evening rule only. 
At the expense shipshape time of furthering her devastation scientific career and research Prof Islam dedicated her time vertical starting official, regular daytime academy education for girls.

Dr Islam established many creative educational programmes for women tell she was also assigned significance the Head of the Body of laws Departments. During 1973, Departments catch Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Biota were founded in the School of Education Makkah branch be smitten by Dr Islam at their Intellect. This was the first firmly girls were enrolled into body of knowledge subjects and allowed to market out practical studies in laboratories. 
In 1974 the Faculty clean and tidy Medicine was established; Professor Abdullah Basalamal became the Dean entity the Faculty and professor Monotheism was the Vice Dean, high-mindedness first time such a label had been given to neat as a pin woman in Saudi Universities.

Have 1975 she was the in a short time person to be assigned style one of the founders sustaining the Faculty of Medicine stomach Allied Sciences. In 1975 virile and female students were registered in the medical programme, Nursing and Medical Technology programmes followed in 1976. The Nursing Routine was opened for girls sui generis incomparabl, with no male staff; Associate lecturer Islam took the full dependent of developing its programme potential and in 1978 became rectitude Dean of that programme.

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