Jehan Sadat, widow of President Anwar Sadat, is interviewed in her home in Cairo. Sadat, 87, died in Egypt on Friday, July 9, 2021, the country's state news agency MENA reported. AP

Jehan Sadat, widow of assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, lays a wreath at his tomb inside the memorial of the Unknown Soldier in Cairo, Egypt, marking the 42th anniversary of the Oct. 6 Arab-Israeli war in 1973. Jehan Sadat died in Cairo on Friday, July 9, 2021, at the age of 87, Egypt’s President’s office said. AP

Jehan Sadat, widow of slain Egyptian President Anwar Sadat votes near her home in Giza at a local police station in a referendum to endorse Hosni Mubarak as her husband's successor. Jehan Sadat died in Cairo on Friday, July 9, 2021, at the age of 87, Egypt’s President’s office said. AP

Jehan Sadat, widow of former Egypt president Anwar Sadat, speaks at a news conference before speaking during the William Siebens American Heritage lecture series at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. Jehan Sadat died in Cairo on Friday, July 9, 2021, at the age of 87, Egypt’s President’s office said. AP

Jihan Sadat, widow of Egypt's assassinated former president Anwar Sadat, attends a memorial service marking the 29th anniversary of the death of the deposed Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, at his tombsite in Cairo's historic Al-Rifai Mosque. - Sadat, the former Egyptian first lady, has died at age 88, the presidency said in a statement today. AFP

Jihan al-Sadat, widow of Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat, speaks at the New America Foundation in Washington. - Sadat, the former Egyptian first lady, has died at age 88, the presidency said in a statement today. AFP

Mrs. Jehan Sadat, widow of assassinated Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, is flanked by U.S. Presidents Jimmy Carter, left, and Gerald Ford, as they meet in her Giza Nile-side home. Jehan Sadat died in Cairo on Friday, July 9, 2021, at the age of 87, Egypt’s President’s office said. AP

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late Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat, poses with his 16-year-old bride Jihan, on their wedding day in 1949. - Sadat, the former Egyptian first lady, has died at age 88, the presidency said in a statement today. AFP