SADAT’S DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT WAS SOLD FOR $47,500 BY DALLAS
The dead Egyptian president Anwar Sadat’s family has asked the authorities to check into the sale of his passport at an auction in the United States because they believe it should be considered a piece of the nation’s history.
On February 22, Dallas, Texas-based Heritage Auctions sold Sadat’s diplomatic passport for $47,500, according to the company’s website.
Karim Sadat, the president’s grandson who is also a member of parliament, stated that selling his grandfather’s passport is “an insult that we, as a family and as representatives of the Egyptian people who adore the late president, will not allow,” said the state-owned Ahram daily.
