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First Lady of Egypt
View on Wikipedia| First Lady of Egypt سيدة مصر الأولى | |
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| Residence | Heliopolis Palace |
| Precursor | Queen Consort of Egypt |
| Inaugural holder | Aisha Labib |
| Formation | 18 June 1953 |
First Lady of Egypt (Arabic: سيدة مصر الأولى, romanized: Sayyidat Miṣr al-ūlá) is the official title of the wife of the president of Egypt.[1]
History
[edit]The title was established on June 18 1953 following the abolishment of the monarchy and the declaration of the republic, replacing the Queen Consort of Egypt title.
Aisha Labib became Egypt’s first First Lady as she was the wife of Egypt’s first President Muhammad Naguib. Naguib’s presidency was short lived and was succeeded by Gamal Abdel Nasser and as a result, Tahia Abdel Nasser, the daughter of a Persian immigrant to Egypt became Egypt’s second First Lady.
Jehan Sadat became the First Lady of Egypt on 15 October 1970 following Anwar Sadat’s inauguration as president. Jehan was born to an Upper-Egyptian father and a British mother from England.
Suzzane Mubarak became Egypt’s fourth First Lady on the 14th of October 1981. Suzanne was also born to an Upper-Egyptian father from Al Minya and a British mother, from Wales. She is also Egypt’s first Christian First Lady.
Naglaa Mahmoud became Egypt’s fifth First Lady on June 30 2012 following the victory of Egypt’s first democratically president Mohamed Morsi (2012–2013). Mrs. Naglaa rejected the title of First Lady, preferring to be called "First Servant," the "president's wife," or "Um Ahmed," a traditional name which means mother of Ahmed, her oldest son.[2][3][4][5]
First ladies of Egypt (1953–present)
[edit]| Name | Term begins | Term ends | President of Egypt |
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| Aisha Labib | 18 June 1953 | 14 November 1954 | Mohamed Naguib |
| Tahia Abdel Nasser | 23 June 1956 | 28 September 1970 | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| Jehan Sadat | 28 September 1970 | 6 October 1981 | Anwar Sadat |
| Wafeya el Otefi (acting) | 6 October 1981 | 14 October 1981 | Sufi Abu Taleb (acting) |
| Suzanne Mubarak | 14 October 1981 | 11 February 2011 | Hosni Mubarak |
| Naglaa Mahmoud | 30 June 2012 | 3 July 2013 | Mohamed Morsi |
| Entissar Amer | 8 June 2014 | Incumbent | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rafaat, Samir (2007-03-08). "The changing role of the First Ladies". Al-Ahram. Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, David D. (2011-06-27). "Egypt's Everywoman Finds Her Place Is in the Presidential Palace". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- ^ Brulliard, Karin (2011-06-28). "Egyptian first lady-to-be, Naglaa Ali Mahmoud, blends in but sparks debate". Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- ^ Batrawy, Aya (2011-06-28). "Naglaa Ali Mahmoud, Egypt President's Wife: Don't Call Me First Lady". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- ^ Batrawy, Aya (2011-06-28). "Morsi's wife prefers 'first servant' to first lady". The Globe and Mail. Associated Press. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
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