Aziza Husayn

Aziza Shukry Hussein, also spelt as Aziza Shoukri Husayn, (30 May 1919 – January 19, 2015) was an Egyptian social welfare expert and leading advocate of family planning. She was active in Egypt's feminist movement. In 1962 she became the first woman to represent Egypt at the United Nations, and she served on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women for fifteen years. She was president of the International Planned Parenthood Federation from 1977 to 1983.

Early life and education Hussein was born in Zefta, the daughter of Sayed Shukri. Her father was an Egyptian gynecologist and her mother was of Turkish origin. She founded the Planned Parenthood Association in Egypt, and was president of the International Planned Parenthood Federation from 1977 to 1983. She co-founded an organization to oppose female genital mutilation.

In 1962 Hussein became the first woman to represent Egypt at the United Nations. She was the first Arab woman to serve on the UN's Status of Women Commission, where she held a seat for fifteen years. Women in the Moslem World (1954) "Crossroads for Women at the UN" (2004)

Honors She was awarded the Order of Virtues in 1955, by Gamal Abdel Nasser. She died in 2015, at the age of 95. Her papers are in the American University in Cairo Archives.