Mervat Tallawy
Secretary-General of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party
Personal details
Born1937 (age 86–87)
Minya, Egypt
Political partyEgyptian Social Democratic Party
OccupationDiplomat
Political Activist

Mervat M. Tallawy (Egyptian Arabic: ميرڤت التلاوى  pronounced [ˈmeɾvæt ettælˈlæːwi]; born 1937)[1] is an Egyptian diplomat and politician.

Mervat Tallawy holds a B.A. in political science and business administration from the American University in Cairo. She also completed studies at the Graduate Institute of International Studies (HEI) in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1963, she joined the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

From 1985 to 1988, Ms. Tallawy was the deputy director of the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW). Subsequently, she was the ambassador of Egypt in Vienna, Austria, until 1991. From 1991 to 1993, she was assistant foreign minister. From 1993 to 1997, she served as Egypt's ambassador to Japan. Ms. Tallawy held the post of the Minister for Insurance and Social Affairs of Egypt from 1997 to 1999.

On 22 November 2000, Mervat Tallawy was appointed Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and executive secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).[2] In 2007, she was succeeded by Bader Al-Dafa from Qatar.[3]

Tallawy is a board member of the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development and an executive member of the 2011 founded left liberal Egyptian Social Democratic Party.[4]

Honors

References

  1. ↑ Mervat Tallawy's Biography Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine on Whoswhoarabwomen.com. Retrieved on 10 Sep 2011.
  2. ↑ The Biography of Mervat M. Tallawy, UN.org. Retrieved on 10 Sep 2011.
  3. ↑ Office of the Executive Secretary Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia — ESCWA (ESCWA.UN.org). Retrieved on 10 Sep 2011.
  4. ↑ Presentation of the Board of Egyptian SDP Archived 2011-06-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic), EgySDP.com. Retrieved on 10 Sep 2011.
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