Aida Abdel Nasser

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Aida as a young girl with her brother President Nasser

Aida Abdel Nasser (born 1949) is an Egyptian businesswoman known for her real estate dealings and she's the only sister and youngest sibling of nine to Gamal Abdel Nasser.

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Aida with her mother in law Hayam Hanem Shawarby and First Lady Jehan Al Sadat Aida with her mother in law hayam hanem shawarby and First Lady gehan el sadat.jpg
Aida with her mother in law Hayam Hanem Shawarby and First Lady Jehan Al Sadat

Early life and family

Aida Abdelnasser was born in 1949 to Abdel Nasser Hussein and his second wife, Enayat al-Sahn. Her mother came from a noble family in Alexandria that experienced financial decline after the 1930s depression. [1] She is the youngest of nine siblings and the only sister of President Gamal Abdel Nasser. She spent her childhood in the Kafr Abdu district of Alexandria before relocating to Cairo following her marriage.She graduated from the Lycée Français d'Alexandrie.

Following Egypt's defeat in the 1967 War, her brother President Nasser declined to attend her wedding ceremony as a gesture of national mourning. [2]

Aida with President Sadat and President Gaddafi at her sister in law's wedding. Aida with president sadat and president gaddafi in her sister in laws wedding.jpg
Aida with President Sadat and President Gaddafi at her sister in law's wedding.

Personal life

Abdelnasser married Abdelhamid Shaheen. Her mother in law was Hayam Hanem El Shawarby from the prominent el shawarby clan. Her father-in-law, Mohamed Abdelhamid Shaheen, was a wealthy businessman and member of parliament, and brother of Essa Abdelhamid Shaheen, who served as Minister of Industry. The Shaheen family was considered among the richest in Egypt during the 1970s. [3]

The couple had two daughters, Rania and Dina Abdelhamid Shaheen. In 2023, Abdelnasser and her daughter Dina were injured in a car accident in Cairo. [4]

Her sister-in-law, Zeinab Mohamed Shaheen, is married to the son of Abdelhamid Pasha Damaty, founder of the Domty cheese company.

According to her brother Tarek Abdel Nasser, the family refused a marriage proposal from prominent Egyptian diplomat and former Foreign Minister Amr Moussa, who had sought her hand in marriage. [5]

She is the aunt of Khalid Abdel Nasser and Mona Abdel Nasser, wife of Ashraf Marwan.

Business career

Abdelnasser gained media attention for her real estate transactions, particularly the sale of a 50-acre land plot in Sheikh Zayed City for a reported 2 billion Egyptian pounds (approximately $40 million at the time). [6] [7]

Her brother, Tariq Abdel Nasser, defended her in the land sale story, stating that she had reclaimed the desert land in 1982 before the establishment of 6 October City and the 26th of July Corridor. [8]

Public image

Her public profile is largely associated with her relationship to her brother, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and her high-value real estate dealings. Media have published photographs of her with historical figures including President Anwar El Sadat, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and her brother. [9]

References

  1. "من هي شقيقة الرئيس عبد الناصر؟". Al Mashhad. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. "مصطفى بكري يروي حكاية رفض جمال عبد الناصر حضور عرس أخته عايدة بعد النكسة". Al Masry Al Youm. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  3. "بعد بيعها 50 فدانًا في الشيخ زايد.. شقيقة عبد الناصر تثير الجدل". Albawabh News. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  4. "إصابة شقيقة الرئيس جمال عبد الناصر في حادث سير". Emirat Al Youm. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  5. "الشقيق الأصغر للزعيم الراحل فى حوار لـ«اليوم السابع»: رفضنا زواج عمرو موسى من شقيقتى عايدة". Youm7 (in Arabic). 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  6. "عايدة عبدالناصر تبيع ٥٠ فدانا في قلب مدينة الشيخ زايد". Shorouk News. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  7. "خبيرة في العقارات.. من هي شقيقة الرئيس عبد الناصر؟". Vetogate. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  8. "وجب التعليق على منشورات اخوانجية هكذا نشر اللواء طارق عبد الناصر دفاعا عن شقيقته السيدة عايدة عبد الناصر شقيقة الزعيم الراحل في قصة بيع الأرض". Hikayat Shahira Elnaggar. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  9. "مع الرئيس أنور السادات والقذافي". Safha1. Retrieved 26 September 2025.