First Lady of Syria

First Lady of the Syrian Arab Republic
السيدة الأولى للجمهورية العربية السورية
Emblem of Syria
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

Notes

  1. ↑ Following the fall of the Assad regime, Ahmed al-Sharaa served as Syria's de facto leader as the emir of the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, general commander and head of the new Syrian administration until 29 January 2025, when he was appointed President of Syria by the Syrian General Command.

References

  1. ↑ Rahmati, Fidel (2025-04-12). "Syria's First Lady Latifa al Droubi debuts at Antalya Diplomacy Forum (Includes Images and Video)". Khaama Press. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  2. ↑ "Syrian History - First Lady Bahira al-Dalati visiting New Delhi - 1957=". www.syrianhistory.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Syrian History - Nouran al-Zaim, the First Lady of Syria in March-August 1949". www.syrianhistory.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "The First Ladies of Syria and the US in Damascus - 1953". www.syrianhistory.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Syrian president's mother Anissa Assad dies aged 86". Al Jazeera English. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ "Ahmed al-Sharaa named Syria's transitional president". www.bbc.com. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025. Ahmed al-Sharaa has been Syria's de facto leader since leading the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad
  8. ↑ "General Command appoints Ahmed al-Sharaa as President of Syria". Enab Baladi. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Leader of Syria's new administration congratulates Trump". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2025-07-20. The leader of the new Syrian administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa, congratulated US President Donald Trump on his inauguration
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