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...Cairo Bureau Chief Wilton Wynn, who has known Sadat since 1953. In his 1959 biography of Gamal Abel Nasser, Wynn picked Sadat as "one of the most remarkable members" of Egypt's then emerging leadership. For this week's story, Wynn talked with Sadat, his wife Jihan, and many Egyptians who know Sadat well, including two prominent journalists who were in prison with Sadat during World...
...vowed: "As long as there is an Israeli soldier on my land, I am not ready to contact anyone in Israel at all." Thus his announcement caught even his wife Jihan by surprise (see box). In fact, Sadat had secretly been mulling over the idea for some months. On Nov. 14 Sadat told CBS-TV's Walter Cronkite that he was ready to go to Jerusalem if asked. Menachem Begin responded with Israel's formal invitation. One of the diplomatic sensations of the century was accomplished...
...zippered black boots and a tailored suit, which gave him the look of a Mediterranean dandy, but his deep rugged voice spoke with authority. As usual, Sadat had slept late. He insists on at least eight hours of sleep, as well as a daily afternoon nap, which his wife Jihan thinks is too much. Sadat has a clock radio that he always sets himself; he falls asleep and wakes up to the all-music station in Cairo. He keeps a loaded pistol on the same table...
Sadat is a paradoxical mix of East and West. He likes English clothes and enjoys his presidential perquisites-including nine official residences, which he shares with his wife Jihan, 43. One of his homes is in Mit Abu el Kom. There he dons a peasant gallabiya to relax. He is as devout a Muslim as Israel's Begin is a Jew-his forehead bears a mark from touching it so often to the ground in prayer...
Dancing girls balancing lighted candelabra gaily preceded the bridal couple into a large tent after the wedding of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's youngest daughter, Jihan, 16, and Engineer Mahmud Osman, 26. Inside, the newlyweds settled down with Omar Sharif and 1,000 other wedding guests to watch an eight-hour music and comedy show. At that, the reception was an austerity model, in deference to Egypt's economic problems. The entertainers, including an ample belly dancer, donated their services. And the father of the bride cut costs by serving the guests only a light snack of canap...