Wafaa Sleiman وفاء سليمان | |
Office: | First Lady of Lebanon |
Term Label: | In role |
Term Start: | 25 May 2008 |
Term End: | 25 May 2014 |
President: | Michel Suleiman |
Predecessor: | Andrée Lahoud |
Birth Name: | Wafaa Sleiman |
Birth Date: | 20 June 1952 |
Birth Place: | Amsheet, Lebanon |
Spouse: | Michel Suleiman |
Children: | 3 |
Alma Mater: | Lebanese University |
Wafaa Sleiman (Arabic: وفاء سليمان; born 20 June 1952) is the former First Lady of Lebanon from 2008 to 2014 and the wife of President Michel Suleiman.
Wafaa Sleiman was born in Amsheet, Lebanon, on 20 June 1952.[1] She obtained a bachelor of science degree in Teaching and Education from the Teachers Training College in 1970, then later obtained a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from the Lebanese University in 1973.[1] She married Michel Suleiman in the same year. They have three children: Rita (born in 1975), Lara (born in 1978) and Charbel (born in 1983).[1]