A world figure and widow of the late Egyptian President, Anwar Sadat, Mrs. Sadat, first lady of Egypt from 1970 until 1981, was the first wife of a Muslim leader to have her picture in a newspaper, to travel outside her country, and to take up public causes. She has devoted her life to public service and maintaining the legacy of her late husband.
Women's Rights
Jehan Sadat has been active in the women's movements both in her country and throughout the world. Mrs. Sadat organized a movement to reform Egyptian Civil Rights Law and was successful in reforming victimizing divorce laws. She also established the Talla Society, a women's emancipation and education group aimed at making women more self-sufficient to improve the standard of living for their families.
Humanitarian
Jehan Sadat supports many initiatives to improve the life of Egyptian citizens and Muslims worldwide. She has promoted literacy and founded Egypt's Wafa Wal Amal (Faith and Hope) Society for handicapped war veterans and civilians, the first and largest rehabilitation center of its kind in the Middle East.
Global Peace Advocate
Promoting her late husband's legacy, a quest for peace, Jehan Sadat is an outspoken advocate for peace in the Middle East and worldwide. She is a recognized hero of anti-war initiatives globally and attacks issues of primary education for Muslim youth to empower generations now and in the future with economic opportunities.
