Jehan Sadat

human rights activist and former First Lady of Egypt.

Jehan Sadat[1] (Arabic: جيهان السادات, Jihān as-Sadāt;[2] 29 August 1933 – 9 July 2021) was an Egyptian politician, researcher and feminist. She was the First Lady of Egypt from 1970 until her husband's assassination in 1981.

Jehan Sadat
First Lady of Egypt
In role
October 15, 1970 – October 6, 1981
PresidentAnwar Sadat
Preceded byTahia Kazem
Succeeded bySuzanne Mubarak
Personal details
Born
Jehan Safwat Raouf
(Arabic: جيهان صفوت رؤوف)

(1933-08-29)29 August 1933
Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
Died9 July 2021(2021-07-09) (aged 87)
Egypt
Spouse(s)Anwar Sadat
Children4
Alma materCairo University

Sadat died on 9 July 2021, at the age of 87 from cancer in Egypt.[3]

References change

  1. Jehan Sadat, Ph.D. Archived 2018-06-10 at the Wayback Machine official website.
  2. Zhīhān al-Sadāt : al-marʼah allatī ḥakamat Miṣr! WorldCat entry.
  3. "Jehan Sadat, Widow of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Dies at 87". The Los Angeles Times. 9 July 2021.

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