Nicholas Shehadie

Sir Nicholas Michael Shehadie (15 November 1925 – 11 February 2018) was an Australian rugby union sportsperson and politician. He was born in Sydney. He served as Lord Mayor of Sydney from 1973 to 1975. He was a national representative rugby union captain, who made thirty career Test appearances for Australia between 1947 and 1958.

Sir Nicholas Shehadie
75th Lord Mayor of Sydney
In office 24 September 1973 – 26 September 1975
Deputy	Barrett Lewis Leo Port
Preceded by	David Griffin
Succeeded by	Leo Port
Personal details
Born	(1925-11-15)15 November 1925 Sydney, New South Wales
Died	11 February 2018(2018-02-11) (aged 92)[1] Sydney, New South Wales
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)	Dame Marie Bashir

Shehadie was an inductee into both the Australian Rugby Union Hall of Fame and the IRB Hall of Fame.

From 1957 until his death, Shehadie was married to former Governor of New South Wales Dame Marie Bashir.

Shehadie died on 11 February 2018 in Sydney at the age of 92.^[2]

Orders

• 1 January 1971 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for service to Local Government.^[3]
• 1 January 1976 Knight Bachelor for his service as Lord Mayor of Sydney.^[4]
• 11 June 1990 Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for "service to the media, to sport and to community".^[5]
• 17 May 2001 Knight of the Order of St John^[6]