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

Previous Directors

The following persons have served as SAFE directors in past years. Names of current directors are listed under Directors. Following the Arab custom of using first names for individuals, names are listed in alphabetical order based on each person’s first name. 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
   Mrs. Muna Eissa, Washington DC
   Mrs. Musa Issa
   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
   Mrs. Taisir Khalifa Taha. Chevy Chase MD
   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