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Lotfia Elnadi
Egyptian aviator (1907–2002)
Lotfia El Nadi | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 29, 1907 Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt |
| Died | 2002 (aged 94–95) Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Occupation | Aviator |
| Known for | One of the first female pilots in the world and the first Egyptian woman to fly a plane from Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt. |
Lotfia Elnadi (Arabic: لطفية النادي; October 29, 1907 – 2002) was an Egyptianaviator.
She was the first Egyptian woman as well as the first woman from the Arab world and Africa to earn a pilot's license.
Early life
Lotfia Elnadi was born on 29 October 1907 into an upper-class family in Cairo.[1][2] After completion of her primary education, it was expected that she would marry, becoming a housewife and mother.
Her father, who worked for the government printing office, Matbaa Amiriya, saw no reason for Elnadi to pursue secondary education. Her mother encouraged her to attend the American College with its