First Lady of Afghanistan

First Lady of Afghanistan
Incumbent Rula Ghani since September 29, 2014

The First Lady of Afghanistan is the title attributed to the wife of the President of Afghanistan. Rula Ghani, wife of President Ashraf Ghani, is the current First Lady of Afghanistan since 2014.

List of First Ladies of Afghanistan

Nº	Image	First Lady	Birth	Marriage	President	Tenure began	Tenure ended	Age at tenure start	Death
01.01		Zamina BegumZamina Begum	19171917	September 1934 [1]	Mohammed Daoud KhanMohammed Daoud Khan	17 July 1973	28 April 1978	155-56	1978
01.02		Fatana NajibFatana Najib	1948		Mohammad NajibullahMohammad Najibullah	30 September 1987	16 April 1992	1	-
01.03		Zeenat KarzaiZeenat Karzai	1731-06-021970	1999	Hamid KarzaiHamid Karzai	2001	2014	131	-
01.04		Rula SaadahRula Saadah	19481948	1975	Ashraf GhaniAshraf Ghani	2014	Present	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