Overview
- NSW Premier Chris Minns confirmed her death on Tuesday and said funeral details will be provided in due course.
- Bashir served as New South Wales governor from 2001 to 2014 as the first woman in the role.
- She chose not to extend her tenure so as not to surpass Sir Roden Cutler as the state's longest-serving governor.
- A distinguished psychiatrist, she taught at the University of Sydney and worked in mental health and Indigenous health, including with the Aboriginal Medical Service in Redfern and Kempsey.
- Her honours included Officer of the Order of Australia (1988), Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (2006), and Dame of the Order of Australia (2014), and tributes from leaders praised her lifelong public service; she is survived by three children and six grandchildren.