Jehan Sadat
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 | |
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| First Lady of Egypt | |
| In role October 15, 1970 – October 6, 1981 | |
| President | Anwar Sadat |
| Preceded by | Tahia Kazem |
| Succeeded by | Suzanne Mubarak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1933 Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Died | 9 July 2021 (aged 87) Egypt |
| Spouse(s) | Anwar Sadat |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Cairo University |
Sadat died on 9 July 2021, at the age of 87 from cancer in Egypt.[3]
Jehan Sadat Media
The Sadats with US president Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn in 1977
Jehan Sadat speaks at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California, on 11 April 2006.
References
- ↑ Jehan Sadat, Ph.D. Archived 2018-06-10 at the Wayback Machine official website.
- ↑ Zhīhān al-Sadāt : al-marʼah allatī ḥakamat Miṣr! WorldCat entry.
- ↑ "Jehan Sadat, Widow of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Dies at 87". The Los Angeles Times. 9 July 2021.
Other websites
- Biography at the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland
- Biography at Women's International Center
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Jehan Sadat on IMDb
- Thirty years later, Sadat's widow still hopes for peace, CNN, 26 March 2009