Her father Abdallah Al-Toukhi was a radical playwright who was born on 18 August 1926 and died on 26 February 2001 at the age of 74.
[3] Her mother Fathia al-Assal was a prominent Egyptian playwright and activist.
Fathia was born on 20 February 1933 and died on 15 June 2014 at the age of 81 following an unspecified health crisis.
[4] She graduated with a bachelor's degree at Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1985.
[1][5] Safaa began her acting career in 1979 with the television serial El Bahitha.