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Prof. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
H
er Excellency Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is
sustainable development. H.E. Gurib-Fakim also
the first female president of the Republic
served as the Managing Director of the Centre for
of Mauritius. H.E. Gurib-Fakim began her
Phototherapy and Research and the Professor of
career as a Lecturer at the Faculty of Agriculture at
Organic Chemistry at the University of Mauritius.
the University of Mauritius. She served as the Dean of the faculty of Science and Pro Vice Chancellor at
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the University of Mauritius from 2004-2010. H.E.
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Gurib-Fakim received her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry
account are at: @aguribfakim.
from the University of Exeter, UK and is a member
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of the Royal Society of Chemistry. In 1989, she was
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awarded the C.Chem award by the Royal Society of Chemistry in recognition of her skills and contribution to the field of chemistry. H.E. Gurib-Fakim has written and co-edited 26 books and numerous articles in the field of biodiversity conservation and
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