Tahia Kazem ( ar, تحية كاظم; 1 March 1920 – 25 March 1992) better known as Tahia Abdel Nasser was the

First Lady of Egypt First Lady of Egypt ( ar, سيدة مصر الأولى) is the unofficial title of the wife of the president of Egypt. History Naglaa Mahmoud, wife of former president Mohamed Morsi (2012–2013), rejected the title of First Lady, preferring to ...

from 23 June 1956 to 28 September 1970. She married future President

Gamal Abdel Nasser Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, . (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian politician who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-r ...

in 1944. The couple had five children, two girls and three boys.

Early life

Kazem was born in Egypt to an

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ian father and an

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ian mother. Nasser received the approval of her father before their marriage in 1944.

Honour

Foreign honours

* **

FIN Order of the White Rose Grand Cross BAR

Grand Cross of the

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(1967) * : ** Honorary Recipient of the

Order of the Crown of the Realm The Most Exalted Order of the Crown of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara) is a Malaysian federal award. It is ranked lower than the Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia. It should not be confused with the Order of Loyalty to th ...

(1965)

References

1920 births 1992 deaths First Ladies of Egypt Egyptian people of Iranian descent 20th-century Egyptian women Abdel Nasser family {{egypt-bio-stub