Naglaa Mahmoud Explained

Naglaa Mahmoud
Native Name:Arabic: نجلاء على محمود
Order1:First Lady of Egypt
Term Label1:In role
Predecessor1:Suzanne Mubarak
President1:Mohamed Morsi
Successor1:Entissar Amer
Birth Date:4 July 1962
Birth Place:Ain Shams, Egypt
Children:5, including Abdullah
Birthname:Naglaa Ali Mahmoud
Term Start1:30 June 2012
Term End1:3 July 2013

Naglaa Ali Mahmoud (Arabic: نجلاء على محمود, pronounced as /arz/ pronounced as /arz/; 4 July 1962) is the widow and cousin of the fifth President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi and was First Lady from 2012 to 2013.[1] [2]

Naglaa rejected the title of First Lady, preferring to be called "First Servant", the "president's wife", or "Umm Ahmed", a traditional honorific (kunya) which means mother of Ahmed, her oldest son.[1] [3]

Personal life

Naglaa married former president of Egypt Mohamed Morsi in 1979 when she was a seventeen-year-old student.[4] Naglaa and Morsi have five children, including Abdullah and six grandchildren.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: David D.. Kirkpatrick. Egypt's Everywoman Finds Her Place Is in the Presidential Palace. The New York Times. 27 June 2011. 17 May 2015.
  2. News: Karin. Brulliard. Egyptian first lady-to-be, Naglaa Ali Mahmoud, blends in but sparks debate . The Washington Post. 28 June 2011. 31 July 2012.
  3. News: Aya. Batrawy. Naglaa Ali Mahmoud, Egypt President's Wife: Don't Call Me First Lady. HuffPost. 28 June 2011. 31 July 2012.
  4. News: Meet Um Ahmed, Egypt's new First Lady. 6 February 2013. Harakah Daily. 29 June 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120701204852/http://en.harakahdaily.net/index.php/berita-utama/world/5246-meet-um-ahmed-egypts-new-first-lady.html. 1 July 2012.