Tahia Abdel Nasser (; 1 March 1920 – 25 March 1992) née Kazem was the First Lady of Egypt from 23 June 1956 to 28 September 1970. She married future President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1944. The couple had five children, two girls and three boys.

Early life

Kazem was born in Egypt to an Iranian father and an Egyptian mother. Nasser received the approval of her father before their marriage in 1944.

Tahia Abdel Nasser

Honour

Foreign honours

Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1967) : Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (1965)

Tahia Abdel Nasser

References

1920 births

1992 deaths

First ladies of Egypt

Egyptian people of Iranian descent

20th-century Egyptian women

Abdel Nasser family

People from Cairo

Tahia Abdel Nasser