Sadat

American

[suh-daht, -dat] / səˈdɑt, -ˈdæt /

noun

Anwar el- 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.

Sadat British

/ səˈdæt /

noun

( Mohammed ) Anwar El (ˈænwɑː ɛl). 1918–81, Egyptian statesman: president of Egypt (1970–81); assassinated; Nobel peace prize jointly with Begin 1978

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"We have been in this business for 16 years," said Fayrouz El-Sayed, chief executive of Sadat City Chemical Fibre Factory, which produces polyester fibres from used plastic bottles.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

Anwar Sadat gave his life to carry Egypt to peace with Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Fatemeh Sadat Mosavi, who has grandparents and other family members in Iran, said Iranian people loved their country.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

The film is set in the run up to the Taliban's seizure of power in 2021, which led Sadat herself to leave the country.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Born in Israel, the son of Polish survivors of Auschwitz, he was invited to perform at the White House last year for Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard

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