Sima Sami Bahous

Sima Sami Bahous
سيما سامي بحوث
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 (1956-06-26) June 26, 1956 (age 68)
CitizenshipJordanian

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.