Claim: Shalimar Sharbatly grew up in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and started painting at the age of three, Salah Taher came to her first exhibit.
Evidence: Sharbatly grew up in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the daughter of Saudi businessman Hassan Abbas Sharbatly. She started painting at the age of three. Her first art exhibit was in 1988 in Cairo when she was 16. Several celebrities attended including Egyptian painter Salah Taher and poet Farouk Juwaidah.