Regina Khayatt

Regina Khayatt ( Wissa; 1881–1942) was an Egyptian educator, philanthropist, feminist, suffragist, and temperance worker. She was the founder and president of the National Woman's Christian Training Center, founder of the Egyptian Young Women's Christian Association YWCA, and a founding member of the Egyptian Feminist Union (EFU).

Biography Regina Wissa was born at Assiout, Upper Egypt, October 11, 1881. She was a member of the Wissa family, who owned extensive lands in the Nile Delta's Faiyum Oasis. In 1926, she founded the Egyptian YWCA. Her daughter, Dora Khayatt, was a noted painter.