Suzanne Mubarak

Suzanne Mubarak (birth name Suzanne Saleh Sabet or Thabet) (born February 28, 1941) is married to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and is the first lady of Egypt. The daughter of an Egyptian doctor and a Welsh nurse, Mubarak was born in Menya Governorate, located on the Nile River in Egypt. She studied at St. Claire Heliopolis in Cairo during high school and moved on to study at the American University in Cairo. She received a Bachelor's degree in Political Science (class of 1977) and a Master's degree in Sociology (1982) of Education. For her Master's degree, her topic of study was "Social Action Research in Urban Egypt: A Case of Primary School Upgrading in Bulaq." She has two sons and one grandson.

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February 28 - 1941 - Hosni Mubarak - First lady - Egypt - Menya - Nile River - Cairo - American University in Cairo - Political Science - 1977 - Sociology - 1982

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Mubarak and Jihan Sadat both benefited from several years of priming as wives of incumbent Vice Presidents. In their positions as Second Ladies they had enough time to envisage their future roles; the advantage, of course, is that Suzanne had Jihan for an intimate mentor.

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Mubarak serves as a patron of the children's television series, Alam Simsim, Egypt's version of the American series, Sesame Street, which she believes improves children's communication and reading skills.

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Alam Simsim - Sesame Street

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