First Lady of Afghanistan
First Lady of Afghanistan is the title attributed to the wife of the president of Afghanistan. Rula Ghani, wife of President Ashraf Ghani, is the current first lady of Afghanistan since 2014.
| First Lady of Afghanistan | |
|---|---|
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| Residence | Presidential Citadel, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Term length | Concurrent with the president's term (unless a divorce or death takes place) |
| Inaugural holder | Zamina Begum |
| Formation | 17 July 1973 |
List of first ladies of Afghanistan
| Nº |
Image |
First Lady |
Birth | Marriage |
President |
Tenure began |
Tenure ended | Age at tenure start | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamina Begum |
1917 | September 1934 | Mohammed Daoud Khan | 17 July 1973 | 28 April 1978 | 55–56 | 1978 | |
| 2 |  |
Fatana Najib |
1953 | Mohammad Najibullah | 30 September 1987 | 16 April 1992 | - | ||
| 3 |  |
Zeenat Karzai |
1970 | 1999 | Hamid Karzai | 2001 | 2014 | 31 | - |
| 4 |  |
Rula Saadah |
1948 | 1975 | Ashraf Ghani | 2014 | Present | 64 | - |
See also
- Queens of Afghanistan
- President of Afghanistan
- List of Presidents of Afghanistan
- List of monarchs of Afghanistan
References
External links
- "Afghanistan's next first lady, a Christian Lebanese-American?", Al Arabiya
- "Afghanistan first lady Rula Ghani moves into the limelight", BBC News
- "Will Afghan Leader Ashraf Ghani Bow to Pressure to Hide His Wife?", NBC News
- "Afghanistan's new first lady to focus on women and children", Deutsche Welle
- "The Real First Ladies of Afghanistan", Foreign Policy
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