Sima Sami Bahous | |
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سيما سامي بحوث | |
.jpg) Bahous in 2023 | |
| Executive Director of UN Women | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| UNDP Director for Arab States | |
| In office 2012–2016 | |
| Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 26, 1956 |
| Citizenship | Jordanian |
Sima Sami Bahous (Arabic: سيما سامي بحوث ; born 26 June 1956) is a Jordanian diplomat and women’s rights advocate, and has served as Executive Director of UN Women since 2021. She previously served as Jordan's Ambassador to the United Nations from 2016 to 2021. Earlier, she was Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League in Cairo, Egypt.