Sir Nicholas Michael Shehadie  AC OBE
75th Lord Mayor of Sydney
In office 1973 – 1975
Preceded by	David Griffin
Succeeded by	Leo Port
Deputy Commissioner of Sydney
In office 1987 – 1988
Born	November 15, 1926 (1926-11-15) (age 81) Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO DStJ

Nicholas Shehadie
Personal information
Full name	Nicholas Michael Shehadie
Date of birth	15 November, 1926
Place of birth	Coogee, New South Wales
School	Cleveland St Public Crown St Public
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Front row/Second row
Clubs		Caps	(points)
1942-1958	Randwick DRUFC	175
Provincial/State sides
1946-1957	New South Wales	37
National team(s)
1947-1958	Australia	30

Sir Nicholas Michael Shehadie, AC, OBE, (born 15 November 1926) is the former Lord Mayor of Sydney (1973–1975) and ex-Captain in the Australia national rugby union team.

Shehadie was born in Sydney, Australia and is of Lebanese descent.

"Nicholas Shehadie was one of the all-time great prop forwards and an institution in the Australian team for a decade. He represented his country in more than 100 appearances and played thirty Tests (a record at the time), three as captain." ^[1]

Shehadie is married to the current Governor of New South Wales, Marie Bashir, AC, CVO (who seldom uses the title Lady Shehadie). The Shehadies have three children and six grandchildren.

Honours

• 1971 Order of the British Empire (OBE) ^[2]
• 1976 Knight Bachelor ^[3]
• 1990 Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) ^[4]
• 2000 Australian Sports Medal ^[5]
• 2001 Centenary Medal ^[6]

See also

• Lord Mayor of Sydney
• Australia national rugby union team

External links

• Mosman Sporting Wall of Fame
• Sport Australia
• Australian Lebanese Historical Society Inc.
• Statistiques scrum.com
• Wallaby Hall of Fame

Sources

• Shehadie, Nicholas (2003) A Life Worth Living, Simon & Schuster Australia

Footnotes

1. ^ "Sir Nicholas Michael Shehadie AC OBE". mosmanis.info. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
2. ^ "Nicholas Michael Shehadie OBE". itsanhonour.gov.au. Australian Government (1971). Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
3. ^ "Sir Nicholas Michael Shehadie". itsanhonour.gov.au. Australian Government (1976). Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
4. ^ "Nicholas Michael Shehadie AC". itsanhonour.gov.au. Australian Government (1990). Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
5. ^ "Nicholas Michael Shehadie". itsanhonour.gov.au. Australian Government (2000). Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
6. ^ "Nicholas Michael Shehadie". itsanhonour.gov.au. Australian Government (2001). Retrieved on 2008-07-11.