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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 (Template:Lang-ar) is the unofficial title of the wife of the president of Egypt.

History

The position was established on June 18 1953 following the abolishment of the monarchy and the declaration of the republic. It replaced the Queen Consort of Egypt of Egypt as a result.

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)

See also

• List of presidents of Egypt

References

1. Rafaat, Samir (2007-03-08). "The changing role of the first ladies". Al-Ahram. Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
2. Kirkpatrick, David D. (2011-06-27). "Egypt's Everywoman Finds Her Place Is in the Presidential Palace". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
3. Brulliard, Karin (2011-06-28). "Egyptian first lady-to-be, Naglaa Ali Mahmoud, blends in but sparks debate". Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
4. Batrawy, Aya (2011-06-28). "Naglaa Ali Mahmoud, Egypt President's Wife: Don't Call Me First Lady". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
5. Batrawy, Aya (2011-06-28). "Morsi's wife prefers 'first servant' to first lady". The Globe and Mail. Associated Press. Retrieved 2012-07-31.

v t e First ladies of Egypt
Aisha Labib (1953–1954) Tahia Kazem (1956–1970) Jehan Sadat (1970–1981) Suzanne Mubarak (1981–2011) Naglaa Mahmoud (2012–2013) Entissar Amer (2014–present)

• First ladies of Egypt
• Politics of Egypt
• Lists of spouses of heads of state