First Lady of Egypt

First Lady of Egypt
سيدة مصر الأولى
Incumbent
Entissar Amer
since 8 June 2014
Inaugural holder Aisha Labib
Formation 18 June 1953

First Lady of Egypt (Arabic: سيدة مصر الأولى) is the unofficial title of the wife of the president of Egypt.

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.

First ladies of Egypt (1953–present)

Name Term Begins Term Ends President of Egypt
Aisha Labib 18 June 1953 14 November 1954 Mohamed Naguib
Tahia Abdel Nasser 23 June 1956 28 September 1970 Gamal Abdel Nasser
Jehan Sadat 28 September 1970 6 October 1981 Anwar Sadat
Suzanne Mubarak 14 October 1981 11 February 2011 Hosni Mubarak
Naglaa Mahmoud 30 June 2012 3 July 2013 Mohamed Morsi
Entissar Amer 8 June 2014 Incumbent Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

See also