Previous Presidents and Directors

Previous Presidents

We thank the following individuals who, as past presidents of SAFE, helped develop the organization and contributed substantially to its achievements. Persons are listed in the order in which they served as presidents of SAFE .

Professor Yusuf Bedri, founder of the Ahfad University for Women,
          Omdurman, Sudan (deceased)

Yusuf Badri
December 12, 1912 — July 19, 1995

Mr. John Rigby, attorney and international organization consultant,
           Washington, DC
Dr. Ismail Abdalla, professor of history, College of William and Mary

Professor Mohamed Khalil, Solicitor, Khartoum

Oman Alnifaidy, Consultant

Previous Directors

The following persons have served as SAFE directors in past years. Names of current directors are listed under Directors . Names are listed in alphabetical order based on first names. This follows the Arab custom of using first names for individuals. Titles and organizational affiliations are listed as of the time the individuals served as directors of SAFE.

   Dr. Ahmed El-Bashir, Professor of History,
            University of the District of Columbia, retired

   Dr. Atif A. Saghayroun, University of Khartoum, Sudan

   Dr. Balghis Badri, University of Khartoum, Sudan

   Dr. Babiker Badri, Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan
   Mr. D. W. McArthur, Group Vice President, 3M Company,
            St Paul, MN

   Representative Don Bonker, Congressman, state of Washington

   Ms. Dorothy Young, Agency for International Development,
           Washington, DC

   Ms. Elise Fiber Smith, Winrock International, Washington, DC

   Mr. Farouk El Tayeb Mirghani, Managing Director,
           Mediterranean Engineering and Trading Company, Khartoum, Sudan

   Ms. Florence Fee, Government Relations and Contracts,
           Chevron Overseas Petroleum, San Francisco, CA

   Dr. Francis Deng, Brookings Foundation, Washington, DC

   Ms. Grace Matthews, Legal Department, Eastman Kodak Company,
            Rochester, NY

   Mr. Iz El Din AlSayid, speaker of the National Assembly,
            Khartoum, Sudan
   Dr. John Voll, Georgetown University, Washington, DC

   Dr. Lamarr Kopp, professor, Pennsylvania State University,
           University Park, PA

   Dr. Mahasin A. Haj Al-Sufi, University of Khartoum, Sudan

   Dr. Mahjub Al-Badawi, Minister of Education, Khartoum, Sudan

   Dr. Mansur Khalid, the United Nations, New York, NY

   Ms. Marcia Dawkins, the Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY

   Mr. Osmon Haboub, president, Overseas Trading and Shipping,
            Washington, DC

   Dr. Robert Collins, professor of history, University of California
            Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

   Mr. Salah I. Ahmed, chairman, ChemImport, Khartoum, Sudan

   Dr. Al-Sheik Mahjoub Jaafar, University of Khartoum, Sudan

   Mr. Taha Al-Rubi, managing director, Al-Rubi Company,
            Khartoum, Sudan

   Dr. Toby Madwot, physican, Wau and Khartoum, Sudan

   Dr. Walid Taha Al-Malik, World Bank, Washington, DC

   Dr. ElWaleed Taha, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC