Jehan sadat daughter
- •
"I never again want to see the face of a starving child or hear the weeping of a mother who has lost her son to war. Peace, this is what my husband gave his life for, and I want the world to know that he did not die in vain. Peace, this is what will make me very happy."
Jehan Sadat was born in Cairo, Egypt. When she was fifteen, she met Anwar Sadat who had been recently released from prison where he had been confined for many years because of his fierce resistance of the British occupation of Egypt. On May 29, 1949, Jehan married Anwar Sadat, thus beginning a journey that would last for more than thirty-two years with a man who would become the President of Egypt and would change the course of history not just for the Middle East, but also for the world.
One of Mrs. Sadat's first projects was Talla Society, a cooperative which made it possible for village women to learn skills to enable them to earn their own money which in turn paved the way to becoming more self-sufficient and contribute the financial welfare of their families. The Talla Society b
- •
Visiting Scholars - Jehan el Sadat Collection
RU 3.5
Summary Information
- Repository
- McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections
- Title
- Visiting Scholars - Jehan el Sadat Collection
- ID
- RU 3.5
- Date [inclusive]
- 1985-1988
- Extent
- 2.0 Linear feet
- Location
- Located in locked compact shelving, level 1, Shelf 19D.
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Visiting Scholars - Jehan el Sadat Collection, Radford University Archives, McConnell Library, Radford University, Radford, VA.
Return to Table of Contents »
Biographical Note
Jehan el Sadat was born in Cairo, Egypt, and met her future husband, Anwar Sadat when she was 15. Anwar Sadat, 16 years her senior, was a political activist who had recently been released from prison at the time. Jehan Sadat’s parents initially objected to her marriage to Anwar but eventually allowed the couple to wed. Mrs. Sadat began her own activism in her village of Talla, promoting women’s independence through a program that trained train girls and women of all ages to make handicrafts. She expanded her work
- •
As first lady of Egypt, Jehan Sadat championed social justice and women’s rights in Egypt and around the world, spearheading efforts to reform unfair divorce and custody laws, empower women economically, and advocate for women’s parliamentary representation. Her gentle leadership was distinct from the prowess of her husband, Anwar Sadat, who was president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.
Mrs. Sadat passed on July 9, 2021 at the age of 87 after battling cancer. The most valuable tribute to someone who passed away is not grief, but in fact, gratitude, said Motaz Zahran, the Egyptian ambassador to the United States, at the University of Maryland’s “Remembering Jehan Sadat” webinar. “We will always be grateful, appreciative, and forever indebted to Mrs. Sadat for being such an illustrious personality of stellar and splendid qualities.”
Early Life, Marriage
Born in Cairo in 1933, young Mrs. Sadat was encouraged at school to pursue domestic interests such as sewing and cooking rather than academics. However, encouraged by her parents, she would go exploring the
Copyright ©rimpair.pages.dev 2025