Aziza Shukry Hussein, also spelt as Aziza Shoukri Husayn,[1] (30 May 1919 - 2015) was an Egyptian social welfare expert and leading advocate of family planning.[1] She was active in Egypt's feminist movement. In 1962 Hussein became the first woman to represent Egypt at the United Nations and served on its Status of Women Commission for fifteen years.[1]
She received her honorary degrees from the University of Maine and the American University in Cairo.[1]
Social welfare expert and leading advocate of family planning. Born in zifta to an Egyptian father (a surgeon) and a Turkish mother...