Laila Soueif
Laila Soueif | |
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Soueif with her daughter Mona Seif | |
| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) London, England, UK |
| Nationality | Egyptian and British |
| Alma mater | Cairo University |
| Occupation(s) | Mathematician, academic, human and women's rights activist |
| Spouse | Ahmed Seif El-Islam |
| Children | Alaa Abd El-Fattah Mona Seif Sanaa Seif |
| Relatives | Ahdaf Soueif (sister) |
Laila Soueif (Arabic: ليلى سويف; born 1956) is an Egyptian human and women's rights activist and a professor of mathematics at Cairo University. She is the widow of fellow activist Ahmed Seif El-Islam, and all three of their children are noted activists: Alaa Abd El-Fattah, Sanaa Seif, and Mona Seif. Her sister is the novelist Ahdaf Soueif.