Nawal El Saadawi
Hatata was married to the prominent Egyptian feminist writer Nawal El Saadawi until 2010; the couple met in 1964. They lived in Cairo, but built a small house in Hatata's home village where they traveled to a number of times a year. The couple has one son, Atef, who is a film director in Egypt. From 2006 until his death Hatata was married to Egyptian writer and film critic Dr. Amal Elgamal (أمـــل الجمل).(21)