First Lady of Egypt

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The First Lady of Egypt (in Arabic سيدة مصر الاولى ) is the unofficial title of the wife of the President of Egypt.

History

Naglaa Mahmoud, wife of former President Mohamed Morsi (2012-2013), 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.[1][2][3][4]

First Ladies of Egypt (1953–present)

Name Term Begins Term Ends President of Egypt
Aziza M. Labib 18 June 1953 14 November 1954 Muhammad Naguib
Tahia Kazem 23 June 1956 28 September 1970 Gamal Abdel Nasser
Jehan Sadat 28 September 1970 6 October 1981 Anwar Sadat
Wafeya el Otefi 6 October 1981 14 October 1981 Sufi Abu Taleb (Acting President)
Suzanne Mubarak 14 October 1981 11 February 2011 Hosni Mubarak
Office vacant 11 February 2011 30 June 2012 Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Naglaa Mahmoud 30 June 2012 3 July 2013 Mohamed Morsi
Office vacant 3 July 2013 8 June 2014 Adly Mansour (acting)
Entissar Amer 8 June 2014 Incumbent Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kirkpatrick, David D. (2011-06-27). "Egypt’s Everywoman Finds Her Place Is in the Presidential Palace". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  2. ↑ Brulliard, Karin (2011-06-28). "Egyptian first lady-to-be, Naglaa Ali Mahmoud, blends in but sparks debate". Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  3. ↑ Batrawy, Aya (2011-06-28). "Naglaa Ali Mahmoud, Egypt President's Wife: Don't Call Me First Lady". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  4. ↑ Batrawy, Aya (2011-06-28). "Morsi’s wife prefers ‘first servant’ to first lady". Associated Press (Globe and Mail). Retrieved 2012-07-31.