KARACHI - Ambassador of France in Pakistan Philippe Thiebaud has awarded Mrs Ameena Saiyid, Managing Director Oxford University Press Pakistan, the Knighthood of the Order of Arts and Letters.
This prestigious award, which was awared to Ameena Saiyid recently, is conferred on personalities who have, through their creativity and outstanding work in the fields of arts, philosophy, literature, contributed to the promotion of culture in France as well as in the world. France, due to its historical and intellectual traditions, attaches immense importance to the diversity and richness of human civilisations and cultures and endeavours to recognise and support the efforts of individuals striving for the promotion of creativity and diversity.
Mrs Ameena Saiyid’s commitment to the quality of the publishing sector in Pakistan, her achievements as the first woman to head a multinational company in the country and her consistent engagement in favour of development through education and dialogue distinguishes her as a worthy ambassador of Pakistani and global culture.
Her brainchild, the Karachi Literature Festival, created through Oxford University Press in 2010, is an eloquent testimony to the excellent work she has done to create understanding, peace and harmony through people-to-people contacts and intellectual discourse.