Former Egyptian First Lady Jehan Sadat dies at 88

Friday, former Egyptian First Lady Jehan Sadat, wife of late President Anwar Sadat, died at the age of 88 after suffering from an illness, according to Egyptian media.

A relative of the late president said Sadat had been suffering from an illness for a year and a half and was receiving treatment abroad before returning to Egypt.

The relative added that the former first lady was receiving medical care at a health facility in Egypt over the past two weeks.

It was not mentioned what illness Sadat was battling. However, the relative confirmed it was not COVID-19.

The Egyptian Presidency mourned the death of Sadat.

She was born in Cairo in August 1933. In 1949, she was married to Anwar Sadat, a military officer at the time who later on served as Egypt’s president from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.