Najat Maalla M'jid

Early life and education

M'jid studied medicine at the University of Bordeaux and received a doctorate in general medicine from the University of Rabat. She also received a master's in human rights from the Human Rights Institute in Switzerland.[2]

Career

After university, M'jid worked as a doctor and became the Head of the Pediatric Department and Director of the Hay Hassani Mother-Child hospital in Casablanca. She founded the Non-governmental organization Bayti, which works with homeless youth in Morocco.

M'jid has served as a member of the Moroccan National Council on Human Rights and the Board of the African Child Policy Forum.[3]

References
  1. "Secretary-General Appoints Najat Maalla M'jid of Morocco Special Representative on Violence against Children | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Archived from the original on 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  2. Owen-Jones, Juliette (2019-07-03). "Morocco's Dr. Najat Maalla M'jid Steps into UN Special Representative Role". Morocco World News. Archived from the original on 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  3. "Dr Najat Maalla M'jid". www.africanchildforum.org. Archived from the original on 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
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