Sudanese society has enough awareness to avoid the trap of religious or racial discrimination that has led to the downfall of nations, said Major General Dr. Amira Dimitri.
Dimitri is the first female general surgeon to be promoted to the rank of major general in the Sudanese Armed Forces after graduating from the Sudanese Military College.
She told Asharq Al-Awsat that she has never faced any religious or gender discrimination since joining the army, stressing that she enjoys the respect of her male and female colleagues, superiors and subordinates.
On the occasion of International Women’s Dar, Dimitri chose Asharq Al-Awsat’s platform to remind the Sudanese women, who assumed political and sovereign positions after the December 2019 revolution, to ensure that women receive education “to create qualified feminist cadres capable of addressing social issues.”
“Women are essential and effective partners in all state sectors, including the armed forces and the security services,” she added.
Sudanese women have a long history of struggle and are moving ahead with steadfast steps to lead the political and developmental aspects of society and achieve its well-being, she noted.
They also have a long history of working in the armed forces, Dimitri added, stating that Lieutenant Colonel Fatima Abubakr was the first woman to join the armed forces after graduating from the Military College in 1958. She was the first female staff sergeant to join the army as a senior nurse.
She was awarded the Medal of Resilience and the Distinction of Merit and Excellence from the president in 1976, in addition to the Medal of Excellent Long Service in 1986.
Since her appointment, women were regularly accepted in the army’s corps of officers, especially in medicine, assistance majors and administration departments and have reached high ranks.
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