It was said that Mrs. Sadat’s parents had initially opposed her marrying a man 15 years her senior, but she said she was drawn to his revolutionary activities that challenged the British occupation of Egypt in the 1940s. The couple had four children. It was said that Mrs. Sadat’s parents had initially opposed her marrying a man 15 years her senior, but she said she was drawn to his revolutionary activities that challenged the British occupation of Egypt in the 1940s. The couple had four children.
