Tahia Kazem
Tahia Kazem (Arabic: تحية كاظم) (1 March 1920[1] – 25 March 1992) was the First Lady of Egypt from 23 June 1956 to 28 September 1970.[1] She married future President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1944. The couple had 5 children, 2 girls and 3 boys.
Tahia Kazem | |
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First Lady of Egypt | |
In role June 23, 1956 – September 28, 1970 | |
President | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
Preceded by | Aziza M. Labib |
Succeeded by | Jehan Sadat |
Personal details | |
Born | Cairo, Egypt | March 1, 1920
Died | March 25, 1992 72) Cairo, Egypt | (aged
Nationality | Egyptian |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Gamal Abdel Nasser (m. 1944–1970; his death) |
Children | 5, including Khalid |
Early life
Kazem was born in Egypt to an Iranian father and an Egyptian mother.[2][3][4] Nasser received the approval of her father before their marriage in 1944.[5]
Honour
Foreign honour
- Malaysia:
- Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (1965)[6]
References
- Raafat, Samir (2007-03-14). "The changing role of the first ladies". Al-Ahram. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- Sullivan, Earl L. (1986). Women in Egyptian Public Life. Syracuse University Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0815623540.
Her father was a successful tea merchant who had migrated from Iran when he was eighteen years old. Her mother was Egyptian, born in Tanta.
- Stephens, Robert Henry (1971). Nasser: A Political Biography. p. 61. ISBN 978-0713901818.
Kazem was the son of a successful tea merchant of Iranian nationality and a friend of Nasser's uncle, Khalil Hussein.
- Lacouture, Jean (1973). Nasser: a biography by Jean Lacouture. p. 49. ISBN 978-0394466255.
A few months later he was to meet a girl of Iranian origin, Tahia Kazem, through the interposition of Abdel Hakim Amer, a friend of her brother, a Cairene rug merchant." He would marry her.
- Raafat, Samir (March 2005). "Egypt's First Ladies: Women Whose Husbands Ruled The Realm" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-07. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1965" (PDF).
Honorary titles | ||
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Preceded by Aziza M. Labib |
First Lady of Egypt 1956–1970 |
Succeeded by Jehan Sadat |
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