Widow of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat dies in Egypt - New Delhi Times - India's Only International Newspaper
July 10, 2021 Share Jehan Sadat, widow of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, the first Arab leader to make peace with Israel, died in Egypt on Friday. She was 87. In recent weeks, Egyptian media press reported that she had been hospitalized and was battling cancer. Last year, she received medical treatment in the United States but was hospitalized again shortly after returning home as her condition deteriorated, her family told local newspapers. No further details about her illness were made available. President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi’s office said she had been a role model for E...