She was a member of the Egyptian House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020 and she became the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities in 2023.
[3] She played a part in drafting the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
[4] She followed Catalina Devandas Aguilar of Costa Rica and the Irish Professor Gerard Quinn who had been the first and second appointments.
She asked all those involved to allow people access to food, medicine and other necessary supplies citing the requirements of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to look after civilians irrespective of their abilities.
[4] In March 2024 she attended the 22nd Meeting - 55th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council to report and join the dialogue.