First Lady of Afghanistan

First Lady of Afghanistan
First Lady of Afghanistan
	First Lady's Standard
	Flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
	Final holder; Rula Ghani; 29 September 2014 – 15 August 2021
Status	Presidency abolished
Residence	Presidential Citadel, Kabul, Afghanistan
Term length	Concurrent with the president's term (unless a divorce or death takes place)
Formation	17 July 1973
First holder	Zamina Begum
Final holder	Rula Ghani
Abolished	15 August 2021

First Lady of Afghanistan was the title attributed to the wife of the president of Afghanistan. Rula Ghani, wife of former President Ashraf Ghani, was the last and most recent first lady of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021.

List of first ladies of Afghanistan

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Nº	First Lady	Birth	Marriage	President	Tenure began	Tenure ended	Age at tenure start	Death
01.01	Zamina BegumZamina Begum	19171917	September 1934	Mohammed Daoud Khan Mohammed Daoud Khan	17 July 1973	28 April 1978	155–56	1978
01.02	Fatana NajibFatana Najib	1953		Mohammad Najibullah Mohammad Najibullah	30 September 1987	16 April 1992	1	-
01.03	Zeenat KarzaiZeenat Karzai^[1]^[2]	1731-06-021970	1999	Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai	22 December 2001	29 September 2014	131	-
01.04	Rula SaadahRula Saadah^[1]^[2]	19481948	1975	Ashraf Ghani Ashraf Ghani	29 September 2014	15 August 2021	164	-

1 2 Marcus, Ruth (2015-02-24). "Afghanistan's quietly forceful first lady". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
1 2 Walsh, Declan; Nordland, Rod (2014-10-15). "Jolting Some, Afghan Leader Brings Wife Into the Picture". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-15.

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