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Remembering
Prof. Dr Mervat El-Badawy
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Dr El-Badawy was a distinguished scientist, research manager and policymaker, and had a long and close association with ICARDA and the CGIAR family. She served on the ICARDA Board of Trustees from 1991 to 1997, during which period she also served on the Board's Executive and Nomination committees. She was a member of the CGIAR Oversight Committee during 1997-2000. Since 1997, Dr Badawy had represented AFESD and the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region at the CGIAR meetings.
A highly educated individual, Dr El-Badawy earned two doctorates from the University of Paris, one in Economics and another in Engineering. She also earned two MSc degrees, one in Computer Science and another in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics. She distinguished herself as an academician of the first rank at the University of Paris-Sorbonne. Dr El-Badawy rose from lecturer in 1971 to full professor by 1976, teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels. She was awarded the Prix de l'Etat en Sciences Economiques in 1986.
As Director of the Technical Department at the AFESD, Dr El-Badawy was a strong supporter of ICARDA's mission to improve the welfare of the poor in the world's dry areas.
As Director of the Technical Department at the AFESD, Dr El-Badawy was a strong supporter of ICARDA's mission to improve the welfare of the poor in the world's dry areas.
Commenting on the sad news, ICARDA Director General, Prof. Dr Adel El-Beltagy said, "The efforts of Dr El-Badawy to mobilize resources for the Center's activities helped promote the development process in WANA and strengthened regional priorities for agricultural research. The entire ICARDA community gratefully acknowledges the contributions she made to the Center's work in the region. She will be greatly missed."
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, management and staff of ICARDA, Prof. Dr El-Beltagy extends the ICARDA family's most sincere condolences to the family and colleagues of the late Dr El-Badawy. Dr Nasrat Fadda, former Director General of ICARDA, and Mrs Fadda join in sharing the grief and extending their condolences on the irreparable loss of Dr El-Badawi, who was a dear friend to them during their time at the Arab Fund, and later as a Trustee of the ICARDA Board. May the departed soul rest in peace.
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