CAIRO – 9 July 2021: Former First Lady Jihane El Sadat passed away Friday in one of Cairo's hospitals at the age of 87. Sadat was born on August 29, 1933 to Egyptian surgeon Safwat Raouf and English music teacher Gladys Cotteril. In 1949, she got married to late President Anwar al-Sadat, who was older than her by 15 years. At the time, he was a divorced man with three daughters, who were living with their mother in Menoufia governorate, his birthplace. Two weeks ago news came in that Jihane al-Sadat was admitted to hospital without her children officially disclosing the reason.
