Henry Jacques Ninio

Henry Jacques Ninio (27 October 1935 – 22 September 2023)^[1][2] was an Egyptian-born Australian pharmacist, entrepreneur and politician who served as the 75th Lord Mayor of the City of Adelaide, South Australia.

Deputy

• Jane Jose
• Michael Harrison
• James Crawford
• Alfred Huang

Preceded bySteve Condous

Succeeded byJane Lomax-Smith

Preceded byMichael Harrison

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Henry Jacques Ninio
Lord Mayor of Adelaide
In office 1993–1997
Deputy	Jane Jose Michael Harrison James Crawford Alfred Huang
Preceded by	Steve Condous
Succeeded by	Jane Lomax-Smith
Deputy Lord Mayor of Adelaide
In office 1991–1992
Preceded by	Michael Harrison
Succeeded by	Mark Hamilton
In office 1987–1988
Preceded by	Bill Manos
Succeeded by	Dean Fidock
Personal details
Born	Henry Jacques Ninio (1935-10-27)27 October 1935 Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
Died	22 September 2023(2023-09-22) (aged 87)
Spouse	Lynette
Children	3
Education	Cairo University

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Ninio was born in Cairo to Sephardic Jewish parents who had migrated from Izmir, Turkey. He attended Cairo University before migrating with his family to Adelaide in 1956, graduating as a pharmacist in 1960.^[3] He established the Piaf Perfumery chain and Simes Australia with his business partner Alex Siros.^[4]

Ninio was a member of the French Perfume Association of Australia and the Australian Society of Perfumers and Flavourists and an avid collector of antique perfume bottles.^[3]

He served as councillor in Gray ward on the Adelaide City Council and then Alderman before being elected Lord Mayor in 1993. He also served as the president of Beit Shalom Synagogue in 1983.^[5]

The French Government has honoured him in 1993 as Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Merite for his continued efforts in developing friendship between the two countries of France and Australia.^[5]

He was survived by his wife Lynette, 3 children and 6 grandchildren. His daughter, Jacqueline, became a rabbi at the Emanuel Synagogue in Sydney.^[6]