First Lady of Egypt


First Lady of Egypt is the official title of the wife of the president of Egypt.

History

The title was established on June 18 1953 following the abolishment of the monarchy and the declaration of the republic, replacing the Queen Consort of Egypt title.
Aisha Labib became Egypt’s first First Lady as she was the wife of Egypt’s first President Muhammad Naguib. Naguib’s presidency was short lived and was succeeded by Gamal Abdel Nasser and as a result, Tahia Abdel Nasser, the daughter of a Persian immigrant to Egypt became Egypt’s second First Lady.
Jehan Sadat became the First Lady of Egypt on 15 October 1970 following Anwar Sadat’s inauguration as president. Jehan was born to an Upper-Egyptian father and a British mother from England.
Suzzane Mubarak became Egypt’s fourth First Lady on the 14th of October 1981. Suzanne was also born to an Upper-Egyptian father from Al Minya and a British mother, from Wales. She is also Egypt’s first Christian First Lady.
Naglaa Mahmoud became Egypt’s fifth First Lady on June 30 2012 following the victory of Egypt’s first democratically president Mohamed Morsi. Mrs. Naglaa 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.

First ladies of Egypt (1953–present)

NameTerm beginsTerm endsPresident of Egypt
Aisha Labib18 June 195314 November 1954Mohamed Naguib
Tahia Abdel Nasser23 June 195628 September 1970Gamal Abdel Nasser
Jehan Sadat28 September 19706 October 1981Anwar Sadat
Wafeya el Otefi 6 October 198114 October 1981Sufi Abu Taleb
Suzanne Mubarak14 October 198111 February 2011Hosni Mubarak
Naglaa Mahmoud30 June 20123 July 2013Mohamed Morsi
Entissar Amer8 June 2014IncumbentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi