Mauritius has elected its first female president, 56-year-old Ameenah
Gurib-Fakim.
The Economic Times reports that her appointment was on
Thursday approved by the Indian Ocean island’s parliament.
An alumni of the
universities of Exeter and Surrey in Britain,
Gurib-Fakim is currently director of the Mauritius-headquartered Centre for
Phytotherapy Research (CEPHYR), which carries out research on plants for use in
cosmetics, nutrition and therapy.
She is also the chair of organic chemistry at Mauritius
University, and has worked with the World Bank and
other international institutions.
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