First Lady of Syria


First Lady of Syria is a title attributed to the spouse of the incumbent president of Syria. For the past 59 years, two consecutive first ladies have come from the same ruling family, the Al-Assad family.

List of first ladies of Syria

NameTerm BeginsTerm EndsIncumbent President
Bahira al-Dalati17 August 194330 May 1949Shukri al-Quwatli
Nouran al-Za'im11 April 194914 August 1949Husni al-Za'im
?December 194924 December 1951Hashim al-Atassi
?3 December 195111 July 1953Fawzi Selu
Fatina al-Fanari11 July 195325 February 1954Adib Shishakli
?1 March 19546 September 1955Hashim al-Atassi
Bahira al-Dalati6 September 195522 February 1958Shukri al-Quwatli
Tahia Kazem 22 February 195828 September 1970Gamal Abdel Nasser
Şehire Al-Kudsi12 December 19617 March 1963Nazim al-Kudsi
Anisa Makhlouf12 March 197110 June 2000Hafez al-Assad
Asma al-Assad13 December 2000PresentBashar al-Assad