Anwar Saadat, Ahmad Saadat

11:20 , 05.18.10

Print In His Footsteps Admired by all. Anwar Sadat Photo: GPO click here to enlarge text click here to reduce text				Sadat's nephew begins work in Israel He was only three when his uncle signed historic peace treaty with Israel. More than 30 years later, Ahmad Sadat arrives in Israel to serve as diplomatic advisor to Egyptian ambassador Itamar Eichner Even nowadays, almost three decades after his assassination, Anwar Sadat is still a symbol of rare courage and ability to overcome obstacles and prejudice on the path to peace. The legendary president would have been proud had he known that his family tree already produced likely successors, namely his nephew Ahmad Sadat, who arrived in Israel to serve as a diplomatic advisor at the Egyptian Embassy. No Diplomacy Report: Egypt cutting Hamas off / Roee Nahmias Al-Mesryoon reports Cairo has decided to deny entry visas to movement's officials, freeze diplomatic channels with Gaza rulers, 'in response to defamation campaign against Egypt' Full story Yedioth Ahronot learned that the young Sadat arrived in Israel at the beginning of May and began his official post at the Tel Aviv embassy. Sadat, 34, is married and was appointed as the country's political advisor to the ambassador. This is his second diplomatic mission so far, and his first visit to Israel. As part of his role as an advisor in the political department at the embassy, Sadat will accompany the Egyptian Ambassador to Israel, Yasser Rida, on all his meetings at the Foreign Ministry and the Prime Minister's Office. The wellborn nephew, whose father was a general in the Egyptian army, already had the opportunity to visit the Foreign Ministry twice, and held important meetings with Israeli elements – who were all excited to learn about his family relation to the famous president. In the short time that has passed since his arrival to Israel, Sadat already had the opportunity to discover that his uncle is admired by both Jews and Arabs– as the one that managed to tear down the walls between Israel and the Arab countries. Upon Sadat's arrival, the Egyptian ambassador noted that his appointment to the embassy in Israel was undoubtedly an indication of the good relations between the two countries. Sadat was only 5-years-old when his uncle was shot to death by Egyptian Jihad assassins, while watching the annual parade marking Egypt's "victory in the October war," on October 6, 1981. Back