First Lady of Afghanistan

First Lady of Afghanistan was the title attributed to the wife of the president of Afghanistan. Rula Ghani, wife of former President Ashraf Ghani, was the last and most recent first lady of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021.

List of first ladies of Afghanistan (Scroll Down) Nº Image First Lady Birth Marriage President Tenure began Tenure ended Age at tenure start Death 01.01 Zamina BegumZamina Begum 19171917 September 1934 Mohammed Daoud Khan Mohammed Daoud Khan 17 July 1973 28 April 1978 155–56 1978 2 Zamina BegumNur bibi Taraki Mohammed Daoud Khan Nur Muhammad Taraki 30 April 1978 14 September 1979 3 Zamina BegumPatmana Amin Mohammed Daoud Khan Hafizullah Amin 14 September 1979 27 December 1979 4 Zamina BegumMahboba Karmal 1934 1953 Mohammed Daoud Khan Babrak Karmal 27 December 1979 4 May 1986 5 Fatana NajibFatana Najib 1953 Mohammad Najibullah Mohammad Najibullah 30 September 1987 16 April 1992 1 - 6 Zeenat KarzaiZeenat Karzai 1731-06-021970 1999 Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai 22 December 2001 29 September 2014 131 - 7 Rula SaadahRula Saadah 19481948 1975 Ashraf Ghani Ashraf Ghani 29 September 2014 15 August 2021 164 -

See also Queens of Afghanistan President of Afghanistan List of presidents of Afghanistan List of monarchs of Afghanistan

References

External links "Afghanistan's next first lady, a Christian Lebanese-American?", Al Arabiya "Afghanistan first lady Rula Ghani moves into the limelight", BBC News "Will Afghan Leader Ashraf Ghani Bow to Pressure to Hide His Wife?", NBC News "Afghanistan's new first lady to focus on women and children", Deutsche Welle "The Real First Ladies of Afghanistan", Foreign Policy