Taif woman donates liver to ailing sister-wife, hailedA woman in Taif, Saudi Arabia is widely hailed for an extraordinary gesture of selflessness after she donated liver to her sister-wife (co-wife) suffering from kidney failureSunday August 10, 2025 11:08 AM , ummid.com News Network[Representative image]Taif (Saudi Arabia): A woman in Taif, Saudi Arabia is widely hailed for an extraordinary gesture of selflessness after she donated liver to her sister-wife (co-wife) suffering from kidney failure. The woman donated 80% of her liver to her sister-wife after their husband decided to donate his kidney, local media reported. Noura Salem Al-Shammari, the first wife of Majed Baldah Al-Roqi, stepped forward to help her co-wife, Taghreed Awadh Al-Saadi, after seeing her suffer from years of dialysis, Saudi Gazette reported citing Arabic daily Okaz. Upon her return to the Kingdom, Al-Roqi decided to donate one of his kidneys to ease her suffering. “I entrusted Um Turki [Noura] with our five children in case anything happened to me during surgery,” he recalled.