Australia, Dame Marie Bashir, first female NSW governor, dies aged 95, 20 January 2026

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Sydney Morning Herald

Dame Marie Bashir, first female NSW governor, dies aged 95​


Dame Marie Bashir, the first female governor of NSW, died aged 95 on Tuesday, Premier Chris Minns has announced.

Bashir, who served as NSW governor from 2001 to 2014 and was appointed an officer of the Order of Australia in 1988, is survived by her three children and six grandchildren. She was married to Sir Nicholas Shehadie, a former Australian Wallabies captain and Sydney lord mayor, from 1957 until his death in 2018.

Bashir will be honoured with a state funeral, Minns shared. Further details will be announced at a later date.
 

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