Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

**Dr. Bibi Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim**  (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [bibi amina fiːədos ɡəʁib fakim]) GCSK (b sẽn dog yʋʋmd 1959 zĩn-soabã rasem 17 wã) yaa Maurisi politik soab la bioloji bãngd sẽn maan maan maan-kʋʋd a yoob soabã sẽn yaa Maurise tẽnga taoor soab yʋʋmd 2015 n tãag yʋʋmd 2018. Yʋʋmd 2014 yʋʋm-soab kiuugã, a yãka a Lepep Aliansã taoor soab n na n yɩɩ a soabã. A Kailash Purryag sẽn wa n sigl a naamã yʋʋmd 2015 t'a pa na n maan a raabã, a paasa a meng n kõ a noor tɩ b yãk a yʋʋr ye. 

Gurib-Fakim yaa pag ning pipi sẽn paam n yɩ tẽnga taoor soaba, la yaa pag a tãab soaba sẽn yɩ tẽnga taoor soab, sẽn pʋg-a rĩm a Elizabeth II ne a Monique Ohsan Bellepeau sẽn yɩ a taoor soaba. A yɩɩ taoor soab sẽn zĩnd Cambridge Yuniõrẽ wã "Africa Together: Which Way Forward?" tigisẽ yʋʋmd 2019 wã. 

= Viim la bangr =
A Bibi Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim rogame Surinam tẽnga yʋʋmd 1959 kiuug rasem 17 wã, a roagdbã sẽn yaa Hassenjee Gurib ne a Firdaus Durgauhee. A bɩɩ a plaine Magnien la a wa n zãmsda lekoll sẽn be Saint-Patrice wã. Rẽ poore, a kẽnga Mahébourg Loreto Convent, n tõog n paam a lekollã sẽn yaa sõma n yaool n kẽng Angletɛɛr n tɩ paam a diplôme wã. A paama sukr a Surrey karẽn-biisẽ yʋʋmd 1983 ne a BSc lik lik lik wɛɛngẽ. A sẽn paam a PhD sẽn yaa bũmb nins sẽn be bũmb nins sẽn pa be koomã pʋgẽ wã, a lebg n wa a tẽngẽ yʋʋmd 1987 n na n tɩ tʋm Mauritius Inivèsite. 

= Tuumde =
A tʋma CIDP Research & Innovation (tõnd sẽn da yaa Cephyr, Phytotherapy Research Centre) taoor soaba. Sẽn deng rẽ, a ra yaa kareng sẽn zãad kareng sẽn yaa kareng ne kareng sẽn boond tɩ Organic Chemistry wã Mauritius (maarice) zug (2001) la a yɩɩ kareng sẽn ya Sɩndã karengã taoor soaba la kareng taoor soaba (2004-2010). A tʋma me Mauritius Research Council wã pʋgẽ n yɩ bãngd taoor soaba (1995-1997). A yaa tẽn-tẽnga taoor soaba, sẽn yaa Afrɩka tẽnga taoor soaba (2011-2014). Yʋʋmd 2015 wã, a Maurici wã tẽnga taoor soab la a Socialist Movement ning sẽn yaa a minisɛɛrã a Anerood Jugnauth sẽn wilg a sẽn na n yɩ Maurici tẽnga taoor soaba wã, a yãka a yʋʋr tɩ yaa Maurici tẽngã tigis-kãsengã n sak n deeg a gomdã. A sẽn wa n yaa minisɛɛrã a Pravind Jugnauth wakatẽ wã, a basa a naam yʋʋmd 2018 wã. A Piriisẽ wã taoor soab tʋʋmda kell n yaa zaalem hal tɩ ta yʋʋm 2019 yʋʋm-sar kiuugã, a Piriisɩraasɩng Roopun sẽn wa n kẽ a tʋʋmdã pʋgẽ wã. Sẽn paase, a Barlen Vyapoory yaa taoor soab sẽn yaa taoor soaba. 

= Vice-chancellor appointment =
Yʋʋmd 2013 yʋʋm-sar kiuugã, a Gurib-Fakim kosa Mauriciens sẽn get b sẽn get b tũudmã wɛɛngẽ wã, a sẽn da wa n baood n na n yɩ Maurici wã karẽn-soabã sull sull sull sull taoor soaba. Sẽn paase, b wilgame tɩ b pa segd n maan bũmb nins sẽn yaa to-to wã ye. Raporã wilgame tɩ b pa tar noy sẽn wilgd b sẽn na n maan n bãng n bãng n yãk kandidã ye. Woto me, b sẽn wa n gom bũmb ning poorẽ wã yaa profɛt Jugessur, sẽn da yaa UoM taoor soab wakat kãnga. 

A Gurib-Fakim basa a karengã n yik a meng bãngr-goamã sẽn boond tɩ CIDP Research & Innovation wã, la a yaa taoor soaba. 

= A meng viim =
Yʋʋmd 1988 wã, a kẽe kãadem ne Dr. Anwar Fakim sẽn yaa kiirug.  B tara kamb a yiib: biig a ye (a Adam sẽn dog yʋʋmd 1992 wã, la a zãms Kɛnt Yuniõrgã) la bi-pugl a ye (Imaan sẽn zãms komputaar bãngrã). 

= Controversies =
A sẽn wa n lebg tẽnga taoor soaba wã, a Navin Ramgoolam sẽn da yaa ministɛɛrã n wilg a sẽn pa mi a Ameenah Gurib-Fakim PhD wã yelle. A Ramgoolam leb n leoke a sẽn da zoe n tags bũmb ningã, Platinum Card Scandal wã sẽn wa n wa n be wã. 

A Ameenah Gurib-Fakim basa a meng Mauritius tẽnga taoor soab tʋʋm-kãsenga yʋʋmd 2018 tʋʋl-n-soab kiuug rasem 23 yʋʋm 50 yʋʋmdã sẽn looge, tɩ b sẽn yiis a bãensã kibarã, a L'Express sɛbã ra yiisda a bãens siglgã pʋse, baa a sẽn lebs n kõ-a ligd yʋʋm a ye sẽn deng n yiis-a wã.  A sẽn yiis a tʋʋm-no-kãnga wã yaa a sẽn da yaa a taoor soab pʋɩɩrã, a sẽn da yiis a karɛtã n yiis a tʋʋmdã la a sẽn da wa n maand tʋʋm-noodã yĩnga. A sẽn yaa ned sẽn yaa ned ning sẽn da yaa ned ning n lugl PEI wã la a sẽn yaa ned tɩ yaa zak soab a Álvaro Sobrinho sẽn kẽes a toog wã yĩnga. Ameenah Gurib Fakim me kosa ligd siglgã (FSC) tɩ b kõ a Álvaro Sobrinho, sẽn yaa PEI taoor soaba, lisens sẽn na yɩl n kõ a PASET fondã. 

Yʋʋmd 2018 soabã, Mauritius tẽnga taoor lʋɩtb sull n na n bao n bãng sẽn yɩ to-to tɩ b pa sak n deeg sɛb nins sẽn be tẽnga pʋgẽ wã ye. A Zu-soaba Asraf Ally Caunhye taoor lʋɩtbã n na n wilg tɩ b pa tũud-b ye. Sẽn deng a sẽn bas a tʋʋmdã yʋʋmd 2018 wã, la a sẽn pa gom ne Mauritius cabinetã, a Ameenah Gurib-Fakim yãka Sir Hamid Moollan t'a yɩ sull ning sẽn na n vaees a Álvaro Sobrinho tʋʋmã taoor soaba. Baa ne b sẽn maan kaset wʋsg yʋʋm a tãabã pʋgẽ, b pa tõog n maan vaeesg ye. 

## Honours and awards

### waoogd

#### Tẽns waoogre

* Mauritius
** Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GCSK)
** Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean(CSK)

#### Nasar tẽns  waoogre

* France: Member of the Order of Academic Palms, 3rd Class (national order)
* Castroan Royal Family of Two Sicilies: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I (dynastic order)

#### Kuun la A bangr
A Gurib-Fakim paama me tẽn-zẽms wʋsg kũun sẽn tar yõod wʋsg, a sẽn tar n be ne L'Oréal-UNESCO wã sẽn kõ pagb bãngrã wɛɛngẽ (2007), National Economic and Social Council wã sẽn kõ-a lawari (2007), CTA/NEPAD/AGRA/RUFORUM sẽn kõ "African Women in Science" la Afrɩka sull ning sẽn kõ pagb bãngr wɛɛngẽ. A yaa b sẽn kõ-a la b sẽn kõ wã yĩnga, a yaa b sẽn maan-a yʋʋm 2008 soabã pʋgẽ. A paama "Chevalier de l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques" sẽn yaa a sẽn paam n kõ-a wã. A sẽn lebg tẽnga taoor soaba, a paama a sẽn da yaa tẽnga taoor soaba n lebg tẽnga taoor soab. A Gurib-Fakim paama b rãmb sẽn get Afrɩka rãmb sẽn tar waoogre 100 wã sʋka, sẽn zems ne tẽn-vʋʋsg ning b sẽn maan tẽn-tẽngã sẽn get b mens yelle.

#### Tẽns waoogre

* Mauritius: Laureate for the National Economic and Social Council

#### Nasar tẽns la Duni faa kuuni a sen paame

* African Union: African Union Award for 'Women in Science' (2009)
* African Union: Laureate for the CTA/NEPAD/AGRA/RUFORUM for 'African Women in Science' (2009)
* France: Honorary Degree of the Pierre and Marie Curie University
* Jordan: Fellow of the Jordanian Islamic Academy of Science
* Nigeria: Fellow of the African Institute of Science and Technology
* UNESCO: Laureate of the L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science for Africa
* United Kingdom: Elected Fellow of the Linnean Society of London (2007)
* United Kingdom: In 2024, 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.

## Bibliography

### Academic works

### Popular publications

* Plantes médicinales de l'Île Rodrigues (1994)
* Plantes médicinales de Maurice (1995)
* Natural toxins and poisonous plants of Mauritius (1999)
* Maurice par les plantes médicinales (2002)
* Mauritius through its medicinal plants (2002)
* Molecular and therapeutic aspects of redox biochemistry (2004)
* An illustrated guide to the flora of Mauritius and the Indian Ocean Islands (2003)
* Medicinal Plants of the Indian Ocean Islands (2004)
* Guide illustré de la flore de Maurice et des îles de l'Océan Indien (2004)
* Biodiversity towards drugs development (2005)
* Booklet on 'Medicinal Plants at the state House, Le Réduit' (2005)
* Lesser-known and under-utilised plant resources (2005)
* Ressources végétales méconnues et sous-utilisées (2005)
* Guide illustré de la flore de Maurice et des îles de l’Océan Indien (2006)
* Medicinal Plants of Mauritius and of the World (2007, 2011)
* Plantes médicinales de Maurice et d’ailleurs (2007, 2011)
* Plantes d’hier et médicaments d’aujourd’hui (2008)
* Mieux connaître les arbres et arbrisseaux de Maurice et des îles de l'Océan Indien(2008)
* Towards a better understanding of Trees and Shrubs of Mauritius and the Indian Ocean Islands (2009)
* African Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2010)
* Guide des plantes tropicales de l'Île Maurice et de La Réunion (2011)
* Trees of the World (2013)

## Ges-y me
Portals:

* Africa
* Politics

* President of Mauritius
* List of presidents of Mauritius 

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