1931–2021
Nawal El Saadawi
Egyptian feminist writer
89years old at death
32,653days lived
90%of the people on this site died younger
Nawal El Saadawi was born on 27 October 1931 and died on 21 March 2021, aged 89 years and 145 days. That is 32,653 days in all.
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