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Bibi Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim, GCSK, CSK, PhD〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Prime Minister's Office - National Day Honours 2008 )〕 (born October 17, 1959) is a Mauritian biodiversity scientist who serves as President of Mauritius. As such, she is the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Republic of Mauritius. 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 welcomed her nomination, which was unanimously approved in a vote in the National Assembly. Gurib-Fakim is the first woman elected President of the country and is the third woman to serve as Head of State following Elizabeth II and Monique Ohsan Bellepeau who acted as President in 2012 following the resignation of then President Anerood Jugnauth, and again in 2015 following the resignation of then President Kailash Purryag. She is currently the Managing Director of CIDP Research & Innovation (formerly Cephyr, Centre for Phytotherapy Research) where she devotes her time to research the medical and nutritive implications of indigenous plants of Mauritius.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ameenah Gurib-Fakim: Humble plants that hide surprising secrets - TED Talk - TED.com )〕 Previously, she was a Professor with a personal chair in Organic Chemistry at the University of Mauritius (2001) and where she has served successively as Dean of the Faculty of Science and Pro–Vice Chancellor (2004–2010). She has also worked at the Mauritius Research Council as Manager for Research (1995–1997).〔http://www.icsu.org/icsu-africa/about-icsu-roa/about-us/files/ShortBiographyProfFakim.pdf〕 She served as the Chairperson the International Council for Scientific Union – Regional Office for Africa (2011–2014). Gurib-Fakim has also been the recipient of various international awards including the L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science (2007), Laureate for the National Economic and Social Council (2007), the CTA / NEPAD / AGRA / RUFORUM for ‘African Women in Science’ and the African Union Award for Women in Science.〔 She was also made Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (CSK) by then President Anerood Jugnauth in 2008 for her contribution in the education and the scientific sector. She was awarded the Order of the ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Academiques’ by the Government of France in 2009. Upon becoming President, she was automatically elevated to the highest civilian award of Grand Commander of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GSCK).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://attorneygeneral.govmu.org/English/Documents/A-Z%20Acts/N/Page%201/NATIONALAWARDS1.pdf )〕 ==Early life and education== Ameenah Gurib was born in the village of Surinam, Mauritius on 17 October 1959, to parents Hassenjee Gurib and Firdaus Durgauhee. She grew up in Plaine Magnien and completed her studies at the primary school in Saint-Patrice. She then moved to Mahébourg Loreto Convent, finishing her Higher School Certificate at Loreto convent Quatre Bornes before flying to England for her license in chemistry. She graduated from the University of Surrey in 1983 with a BSc in chemistry. After her PhD in organic chemistry at Exeter University, she returned home in 1987 to take employment at the University of Mauritius.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AMEENAH GURIB-FAKIM: "Cette nomination a déjà fait sauter quelques verrous" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ameenah Gurib」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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