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.