Rose­marie Abed has been elect­ed pres­i­dent of the Syr­i­an Lebanese Women’s As­so­ci­a­tion for 2026.

The as­so­ci­a­tion held its an­nu­al elec­tions on Jan­u­ary 21. Abed, who served as vice pres­i­dent for the past two years, was cho­sen to lead the or­gan­i­sa­tion. Four­teen women were elect­ed to serve on the com­mit­tee for the year. The com­mit­tee in­cludes re­turn­ing and new mem­bers.

In her farewell ad­dress, out­go­ing Pres­i­dent Genevieve Hadeed re­flect­ed on 75 years of work by the as­so­ci­a­tion and the role of mem­bers in sup­port­ing its ac­tiv­i­ties. She al­so ad­dressed the growth of the or­gan­i­sa­tion over that pe­ri­od.