First Lady of Egypt explained

Post:First Lady
Body:Egypt
سيدة مصر الأولى
Insignia:Flag of Egypt.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Incumbent:Entissar Amer
Incumbentsince:8 June 2014
Formation:18 June 1953
Inaugural:Aisha Labib

First Lady of Egypt (Arabic: سيدة مصر الأولى|translit=Sayyidat Miṣr al-ūlá) is the unofficial title of the wife of the president of Egypt.[1]

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.[2] [3] [4] [5]

First ladies of Egypt (1953–present)

NameTerm BeginsTerm EndsPresident of Egypt
Aisha Labib18 June 1953 14 November 1954Mohamed Naguib
Tahia Abdel Nasser23 June 195628 September 1970Gamal Abdel Nasser
Jehan Sadat28 September 19706 October 1981Anwar Sadat
Suzanne Mubarak14 October 1981 11 February 2011Hosni Mubarak
Naglaa Mahmoud30 June 20123 July 2013Mohamed Morsi
Entissar Amer8 June 2014IncumbentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Samir . Rafaat . The changing role of the first ladies . . 2007-03-08 . 2018-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180714122649/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/Archive/2007/835/sc89.htm . 2018-07-14 . dead .
  2. News: David D.. Kirkpatrick. Egypt’s Everywoman Finds Her Place Is in the Presidential Palace . . 2011-06-27 . 2012-07-31.
  3. News: Karin. Brulliard. Egyptian first lady-to-be, Naglaa Ali Mahmoud, blends in but sparks debate . . 2011-06-28 . 2012-07-31.
  4. News: Aya. Batrawy. Naglaa Ali Mahmoud, Egypt President's Wife: Don't Call Me First Lady . . 2011-06-28 . 2012-07-31.
  5. News: Aya. Batrawy. Morsi’s wife prefers ‘first servant’ to first lady . . . 2011-06-28 . 2012-07-31.