- JEHAN SADAT
- THEY PUT ASIDE THE TALK OF PEACE AND INSTEAD ACTED FOR PEACE.” [REFERRING TO THE PEACE TREATY MADE BETWEEN HER HUSBAND, ANWAR AL SADAT, AND ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BEGIN.]
- Jehan Sadat is the former Egyptian First Lady and widow of former President Anwar El Sadat. Jehan dedicated much of her life to volunteer work with the less fortunate. During her husband’s presidency, Sadat changed the world’s view on Arab women by participating in volunteer work.
- Sadat also received many national and international awards for public service and humanitarian work with women and children. She has been awarded over 20 national and international honorary doctorate degrees from universities and institutions around the world. She was also the first female chairperson for the People’s Council of Munofeyya Provincial governorate and has been a visiting professor at many universities such as the University of South Carolina, Radford University and American Univeristy (AU).
