Jehan Sadat

Jehan Sadat

(1933–2021) writer Republic of Egypt

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Jehan Sadat (1933–2021) was a Republic of Egypt writer.

About Jehan Sadat

Jehan Sadat was an Egyptian human rights activist and the First Lady of Egypt, as the wife of Anwar Sadat, from 1970 until her husband's assassination in 1981. As Egypt's first lady, she greatly influenced the reform of the country's civil rights legislation. Advance laws, referred to as the "Jehan Laws", have given women in Egypt a range of new rights, such as the right to child support and custody in the event of divorce.

Notable works:

A Woman of Egypt

Awards:

Theodor Haecker Price|Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic|Pearl S. Buck Award|honorary doctor of the Hofstra University

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