| First Lady of the Syrian Arab Republic السيدة الأولى للجمهورية العربية السورية | |
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since 29 January 2025 | |
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| Residence | People's Palace |
| Inaugural holder | Bahira al-Dalati (wife of Shukri al-Quwatli) |
| Formation | 17 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.[1]
List of first ladies of Syria
[edit]| Name | Term begins | Term ends | President | |
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 First Syrian Republic (1943–1949)
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| Bahira al-Dalati[2] | 17 August 1943 | 30 May 1949 | Shukri al-Quwatli | |
| Nouran al-Za'im[3] | 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)
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| none | 15 August 1949 | 2 December 1951 | Hashim al-Atassi | |
| none | 3 December 1951 | 11 July 1953 | Fawzi Selu | |
| Fatina al-Fanari[4] | 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)
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| Tahia Kazem (as First Lady of the United Arab Republic) | 22 February 1958 | 14 December 1961 | Gamal Abdel Nasser | |
| Second Syrian Republic (1961–1963)
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| Şehire al-Kudsi | 14 December 1961 | 8 March 1963 | Nazim al-Kudsi | |
| Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024)
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| 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[5] | 13 December 2000 | 8 December 2024 | Bashar al-Assad | |
 Syria (2024–present)
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| Vacant | 8 December 2024 | 29 January 2025 | Vacant[a] | |
| Latifa al-Droubi[10] | 29 January 2025 | – | Ahmed al-Sharaa | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Following the fall of the Assad regime, Ahmed al-Sharaa served as Syria's de facto leader[6] 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.[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Syrian president's mother Anissa Assad dies aged 86". Al Jazeera English. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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- Salame, Richard (29 December 2024). "Syrian elections may not be held for 4 years, says de facto leader". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 29 December 2024.
- Sarkar, Alisha Rahaman (19 December 2024). "Syria's de facto new leader says it is not a threat to the West". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024.
- Jewers, Chris (19 December 2024). "Syrian rebel leader says women's education will continue – but refuses to be drawn on alcohol". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024.
Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria's de facto leader, said he believed in education for women as he denied the new government would be another version of the Taliban.
- Bowen, Jeremy (18 December 2024). "Syria not a threat to world, rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa tells BBC". BBC News. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024.
The de facto leader of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has said the country is exhausted by war and is not a threat to its neighbours or to the West.
- Griswold, Eliza (17 December 2024). "Reasons to Leave Syria—and to Return". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024.
He wanted to see how Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the head of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham—an Islamist group formerly linked to the Islamic State and Al Qaeda—and now the de-facto leader of Syria, behaved.
- Maher, Hatem (14 December 2024). "Syria's de facto leader not interested in new conflicts despite Israeli attacks". Reuters. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024.
- ^ "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
- ^ "General Command appoints Ahmed al-Sharaa as President of Syria". Enab Baladi. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "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
- ^ Noura al-Jendi (31 January 2025). "Only One Wife.. "Latifa" Al-Sharaa and His Life Spark Social Media Buzz". Al Arabiya (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 February 2025.