First Lady of Afghanistan

First Lady of Afghanistan
Final holder
Rula Ghani
29 September 2014 – 15 August 2021
StatusPresidency abolished
ResidencePresidential Citadel, Kabul, Afghanistan
Term lengthConcurrent with the president's term (unless a divorce or death takes place)
Formation17 July 1973
First holderZamina Begum
Final holderRula Ghani
Abolished15 August 2021

First Lady of Afghanistan was the title attributed to the wife of the president of Afghanistan. Rula Ghani, wife of former President Ashraf Ghani, was the last and most recent first lady of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021.

List of first ladies of Afghanistan

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Nº
 Image
 First Lady
 Birth Marriage
 President
Tenure began
 Tenure ended Age at tenure start Death
1 Zamina Begum
 1917 September 1934 Afghanistan Mohammed Daoud Khan 17 July 1973 28 April 1978 55–56 1978
2 Nur bibi Taraki
 Afghanistan Nur Muhammad Taraki 30 April 1978 14 September

1979
3 Patmana Amin
 Afghanistan Hafizullah Amin 14 September 1979 27 December 1979
4 Mahboba Karmal
 1934 1953 Afghanistan Babrak Karmal 27 December 1979 4 May 1986
5 Fatana Najib
 1953 Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah 30 September 1987 16 April 1992 -
6 Zenat Karzai Zeenat Karzai[1][2]
 1970 1999 Afghanistan Hamid Karzai 22 December 2001 29 September 2014 31 -
7 Rula Saadah Rula Saadah[1][2]
 1948 1975 Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani 29 September 2014 15 August 2021 64 -

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Marcus, Ruth (2015-02-24). "Afghanistan's quietly forceful first lady". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  2. 1 2 Walsh, Declan; Nordland, Rod (2014-10-15). "Jolting Some, Afghan Leader Brings Wife Into the Picture". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
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