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| ⚫ | She met Mohamed Al Fayed on the beach in [[Alexandria]] and they married in 1954.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Sally Smith |title=Dodi's Life in the Fast Lane|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/1997/12/dodi-fayed-199712|accessdate=3 August 2018|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=December 1997}}</ref> The marriage lasted two years, and produced one child, [[Dodi Fayed]].<ref name=nora/> Samira separated from Mohamed Al Fayed just months after Dodi's birth and returned to Saudi Arabia.<ref name=nora/> She then married Saudi Ambassador Anas Yassin,<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 11, 1997 |title=Sister says Dodi wanted to marry love of his life |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12292101.sister-says-dodi-wanted-to-marry-love-of-his-life/ |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=The Herald Scotland |language=en}}</ref> and had her second child, Jumana Yassin. |
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| ⚫ | She met Mohamed Al Fayed on the beach in [[Alexandria]] and they married in 1954.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Sally Smith |title=Dodi's Life in the Fast Lane|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/1997/12/dodi-fayed-199712|accessdate=3 August 2018|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=December 1997}}</ref> The marriage lasted two years, and produced one child, [[Dodi Fayed]].<ref name=nora/> Samira separated from Mohamed Al Fayed just months after Dodi's birth and returned to Saudi Arabia.<ref name=nora/> She then married Saudi Ambassador Anas Yassin,<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 11, 1997 |title=Sister says Dodi wanted to marry love of his life |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12292101.sister-says-dodi-wanted-to-marry-love-of-his-life/ |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=The Herald Scotland |language=en}}</ref> and had her second child, Jumana Yassin |
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Her son Dodi was reportedly devoted to her, and would telephone her almost every day up to her death. Dodi once told a friend: "If it meant giving up everything I have—cars, wealth, and women—I would do it to bring my mother back."<ref>{{cite news|author=Graham Brough|title=Dodi; His life story: His mother gave him his sensitive side..losing her was so terrible.|via= Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/DODI%3b+HIS+LIFE+STORY%3a+His+mother+gave+him+his+sensitive+side..losing...-a061062318|work=The Mirror (London, England)|date=12 August 1997}}</ref> |
Her son Dodi was reportedly devoted to her, and would telephone her almost every day up to her death. Dodi once told a friend: "If it meant giving up everything I have—cars, wealth, and women—I would do it to bring my mother back."<ref>{{cite news|author=Graham Brough|title=Dodi; His life story: His mother gave him his sensitive side..losing her was so terrible.|via= Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/DODI%3b+HIS+LIFE+STORY%3a+His+mother+gave+him+his+sensitive+side..losing...-a061062318|work=The Mirror (London, England)|date=12 August 1997}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:20, 27 November 2022
Samira Khashoggi | |
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| Born | 1935 |
| Died | March 1986 (aged 50–51) |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
| Occupation | Journalist |
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| Parent | Muhammad Khashoggi (father) |
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Samira Khashoggi (Arabic: سميرة خاشقجي, 1935 – March 1986) was a Saudi Arabian progressive author, as well as the founder of Al Sharkiah magazine.[1] She was the sister of Saudi businessman Adnan Khashoggi. She was the first wife of Egyptian-born businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed and the mother of filmmaker Dodi Al-Fayed. She died of a heart attack in 1986 at the age of 51.[2]
Early life and education
Her father Muhammad Khashoggi was King Abdulaziz Al Saud's personal doctor.[3] She was educated in Egypt.[4]
Career
Samira Khashoggi wrote under the pseudonym Samirah, 'Daughter of the Arabian Peninsula'. Her books include Wadda't Amali (Farewell to my Dreams, 1958), Thekrayāt Dām'ah (Tearful Memories, 1963), Wara' Aldabab (Beyond the Cloud, 1971), Qatrat Min ad-Dumu' (Teardrops, 1979) and Barīq Aynaik (The Sparkle of Your Eyes). Since 1972, Al Sharkiah has been the leading monthly pan-Arab women's magazine.
In 1962, Khashoggi began to head a women's welfare association, Al Nahda, which was based in Riyadh and was the first organization targeted women in Saudi Arabia.[4] She was one of the Saudi women who supported the education of girls.[4]
Personal life
She met Mohamed Al Fayed on the beach in Alexandria and they married in 1954.[5] The marriage lasted two years, and produced one child, Dodi Fayed.[4] Samira separated from Mohamed Al Fayed just months after Dodi's birth and returned to Saudi Arabia.[4] She then married Saudi Ambassador Anas Yassin,[6] and had her second child, Jumana Yassin.
Samira was the aunt of actress and producer Nabila Khashoggi and of political journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Her son Dodi was reportedly devoted to her, and would telephone her almost every day up to her death. Dodi once told a friend: "If it meant giving up everything I have—cars, wealth, and women—I would do it to bring my mother back."[7]
Her daughter is the editor in chief of Al Sharkiah magazine.[8]
References
- ^ "About us". Al Sharkiah. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ Ajish P. Joy (22 December 2018). All in the family. The Week. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "About the Bin Laden family". PBS. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Nora Derbal (2020). "Humanitarian Service in the Name of Social Development: The Historic Origins of Women's Welfare Associations in Saudi Arabia". In E. Möller; J. Paulmann; K. Stornig (eds.). Gendering Global Humanitarianism in the Twentieth Century. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. pp. 167–192. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-44630-7_7. ISBN 978-3-030-44629-1. S2CID 226630086.
- ^ Sally Smith (December 1997). "Dodi's Life in the Fast Lane". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Sister says Dodi wanted to marry love of his life". The Herald Scotland. 11 September 1997. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ Graham Brough (12 August 1997). "Dodi; His life story: His mother gave him his sensitive side..losing her was so terrible". The Mirror (London, England) – via Free Online Library.
- ^ "About us". Al Sharkiah. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
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