First Lady of Syria

First Lady of the Syrian Arab Republic
السيدة الأولى للجمهورية العربية السورية
since 29 January 2025
Style
ResidencePeople's Palace
Inaugural holderBahira al-Dalati (wife of Shukri al-Quwatli)
Formation17 August 1943

First Lady of Syria (Arabic: السيدة الأولى للجمهورية العربية السورية, romanized: al-Sayyidah al-Ūlá lil-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah al-Sūrīyah), officially the First Lady of the Syrian Arab Republic, is the title given to the spouse of the incumbent president of Syria.

From 1971 to 2024, two consecutive first ladies came from the same ruling family, the Assad family. The current First Lady is Latifa al-Droubi, the wife of President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has held the role since January 2025.

List of first ladies of Syria

Name Term begins Term ends President
First Syrian Republic (1943–1949)
Bahira al-Dalati 17 August 1943 30 May 1949 Shukri al-Quwatli
Nouran al-Za'im 11 April 1949 14 August 1949 Husni al-Za'im
none 14 August 1949 15 August 1949 Sami al-Hinnawi
Second Syrian Republic (1949–1958)
none 15 August 1949 2 December 1951 Hashim al-Atassi
none 3 December 1951 11 July 1953 Fawzi Selu
Fatina al-Fanari 11 July 1953 25 February 1954 Adib Shishakli
none 28 February 1954 6 September 1955 Hashim al-Atassi
Bahira al-Dalati 6 September 1955 22 February 1958 Shukri al-Quwatli
United Arab Republic (1958–1961)
Tahia Kazem (as First Lady of the United Arab Republic) 22 February 1958 14 December 1961 Gamal Abdel Nasser
Second Syrian Republic (1961–1963)
Şehire al-Kudsi 14 December 1961 8 March 1963 Nazim al-Kudsi
Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024)
Şehire al-Kudsi 8 March 1963 8 March 1963 Nazim al-Kudsi
none 9 March 1963 27 July 1963 Lu'ay al-Atassi
Zeinab al-Hafiz 27 July 1963 23 February 1966 Amin al-Hafiz
Salma al-Hasibi 25 February 1966 18 November 1970 Nureddin al-Atassi
Anisa Makhlouf 12 March 1971 10 June 2000 Hafez al-Assad
Asma al-Assad 13 December 2000 8 December 2024 Bashar al-Assad
Syria (2024–present)
Vacant 8 December 2024 29 January 2025 Vacant
Latifa al-Droubi 29 January 2025 – Ahmed al-Sharaa