Complex sentence: In 2001, on the recommendation of Premier Bob Carr, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, appointed Bashir as the Governor of New South Wales, thus becoming the state's first female governor, and the first governor of any Australian state from a Lebanese background.
Split into simpler sentences: In 2001, on the recommendation of Premier Bob Carr, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, appointed Bashir Governor of New South Wales. She is the state's first female governor, and the first governor of any Australian state from a Lebanese background.