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- Birth nameJehan Safwat Raouf
- Jehan Sadat was born on August 29, 1933 in Cairo, Egypt. She was married to Anwar Sadat. She died on July 9, 2021 in Cairo, Egypt.
- SpouseAnwar Sadat(May 29, 1949 - October 6, 1981) (his death, 4 children)
- She authored two books: her autobiography "A Woman Of Egypt," and "My Hope for Peace," about the Arab-Israeli conflict and the rise of Islamic extremism, which she said was contrary to the true spirit of the religion. She also served as a visiting instructor at several American universities, including the University of South Carolina, Radford University and the University of Maryland.
- In 1977, Sadat graduated with an BA in Arabic literature from Cairo University. In 1986, she completed her PhD in comparative literature at the same university.
- She met her future husband Anwar, a former army officer, when she was 15, not long after he was released from prison for protesting British control of Egypt.
- Her father was Egyptian and her mother was British.
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