[4] El Saddik has provided historical tours to world leaders including Margaret Thatcher, Jimmy Carter, and Helmut Schmidt, as well as former Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat.
[1][2][4] As director, El Saddik says that she received numerous politically motivated bids for funding for the museum.
[1] El Saddik claimed that the museum created a daily income of around one million Egyptian pounds, but most of this money was transferred to the central government rather than being spent there.
[4] In October 2010, she was chosen by then Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to select artefacts for an exhibition in Rome.
[5][6] After the revolution, El Saddik expressed concern over the preservation of Egyptian historical artefacts.