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{{Short description|First Lady of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021}} |
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{{Infobox first lady |
{{Infobox first lady |
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| native_name = رولا غنى |
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| nickname = {{lang|fa| بی بی گُل}}<br />Bibi Gul |
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| image name = Rula Ghani (cropped).jpg |
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| caption = Ghani in 2014 |
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| image_size = 225px{{!}}border |
| image_size = 225px{{!}}border |
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| office = [[First Lady of Afghanistan]] |
| office = [[First Lady of Afghanistan]] |
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|term_label = In role |
| term_label = In role |
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|term_start |
| term_start = 29 September 2014 |
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|term_end = 15 August 2021 |
| term_end = 15 August 2021 |
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| president = Ashraf Ghani |
| president = Ashraf Ghani |
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| predecessor = [[Zeenat Karzai]] |
| predecessor = [[Zeenat Karzai]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1948}} |
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1948}} |
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| birth_place = [[Lebanon]] |
| birth_place = [[Lebanon]] |
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| birth_name = Rula F. Saadah |
| birth_name = Rula F. Saadah |
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| citizenship = |
| citizenship = [[Lebanon]]<br>[[Afghanistan]]<br>[[United States]] |
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Ashraf Ghani]]|1975}} |
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Ashraf Ghani]]|1975}} |
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| children = 2, including [[Mariam Ghani|Mariam]] |
| children = 2, including [[Mariam Ghani|Mariam]] |
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| alma_mater = [[Sciences Po|Sciences Po University, Paris]]<br>[[American University of Beirut]]<br>[[Columbia University]] |
| alma_mater = [[Sciences Po|Sciences Po University, Paris]]<br>[[American University of Beirut]]<br>[[Columbia University]] |
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| data1 = [[Christianity]] |
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'''Rula F. Saadah Ghani'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://150.aub.edu.lb/couples?page=14|title=AUB Couples|website=150.aub.edu.lb|access-date=26 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite |
'''Rula F. Saadah Ghani'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://150.aub.edu.lb/couples?page=14|title=AUB Couples|website=150.aub.edu.lb|access-date=26 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite thesis|url=https://scholarworks.aub.edu.lb/handle/10938/2642|title=The shaping of British policy in Iraq, 1914-1921|first=Saadah|last=Rula|date=26 November 1974|access-date=26 November 2017|type=Thesis }}</ref> (Afghan name: '''Bibi Gul''';<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/06/rula-ghani-afghan-first-lady|title=Rula Ghani, the woman making waves as Afghanistan's new first lady|work=The Guardian|date=7 November 2014|access-date=7 November 2014}}</ref> born 1948) is a former [[First Lady of Afghanistan|first lady of Afghanistan]] and wife of former [[president of Afghanistan]] [[Ashraf Ghani]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.aljazeera.com/story/2014930142515254965|title=Al Arabiya: Afghan first lady in shadow of 1920s queen?|access-date=26 November 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006122309/http://m.aljazeera.com/story/2014930142515254965|archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> |
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In 2015, Rula Ghani was named to the [[Time 100]], a list of the world's most influential people, by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine.<ref name=time>{{cite |
In 2015, Rula Ghani was named to the [[Time 100]], a list of the world's most influential people, by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine.<ref name=time>{{cite magazine|first=Khaled|last=Hosseini |title=Time 100 Leaders: Rula Ghani |url=http://time.com/3822997/rula-ghani-2015-time-100/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=16 April 2015 |access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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[[File:Michelle Obama hosts a tea with Mrs. Rula Ghani, 2015.jpg|left|thumb|210x210px|[[Michelle Obama]] hosts a tea with Rula Ghani, 2015.]]Rula Ghani was born '''Rula Saade''' and raised in [[Lebanon]], in a [[Lebanese Maronite Christian]] family. She received a diploma from [[Sciences Po]], France, in 1969.<ref>{{cite |
[[File:Michelle Obama hosts a tea with Mrs. Rula Ghani, 2015.jpg|left|thumb|210x210px|[[Michelle Obama]] hosts a tea with Rula Ghani, 2015.]]Rula Ghani was born '''Rula Saade or Roula Saadé'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-23|title=Alumna Rula Ghani, Afghanistan's First lady {{!}} Sciences Po Students|url=https://www.sciencespo.fr/students/en/news/alumna-rula-ghani-afghanistans-first-lady.html|access-date=2021-12-02|website=www.sciencespo.fr|language=en}}</ref> and raised in [[Lebanon]], in a [[Lebanese Maronite Christian]] family. She received a diploma from [[Sciences Po]], France, in 1969.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/06/rula-ghani-afghan-first-lady|title=Rula Ghani, the woman making waves as Afghanistan's new first lady|first=Sune Engel|last=Rasmussen|newspaper=The Guardian |date=6 November 2014|access-date=26 November 2017|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://aleteia.org/2016/01/13/meet-rula-ghani-afghanistans-christian-first-lady/ |title=Meet Rula Ghani, Afghanistan's Christian First Lady |last=Burger |first=John |date=13 January 2016 |access-date=26 January 2020 |publisher=[[Aleteia]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29601045 |title=Afghanistan First Lady Rula Ghani Moves into the Limelight |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=15 October 2014 |access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref> She completed a master's degree in Political Studies from the [[American University of Beirut]] in 1974, where she had met her future husband, [[Ashraf Ghani]].<ref name=telegraph>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/11127936/Ashraf-Ghani-inaugurated-Is-Afghanistan-ready-for-a-high-profile-first-lady.html|title=Ashraf Ghani inaugurated: Is Afghanistan ready for a high-profile first lady?|first=Harriet|last=Alexander|date=29 September 2014|access-date=26 November 2017|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> |
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The couple married in 1975 and have two children: a daughter, [[Mariam Ghani]], a [[Brooklyn]]-based visual artist,<ref>{{cite |
The couple married in 1975 and have two children: a daughter, [[Mariam Ghani]], a [[Brooklyn]]-based visual artist,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/world/asia/as-afghan-first-lady-rula-ghani-steps-into-public-role-celebration-and-criticism.html|title=Jolting Some, Afghan Leader Brings Wife Into the Picture|first1=Declan|last1=Walsh|first2=Rod|last2=Nordland|newspaper=The New York Times|date=14 October 2014|access-date=26 November 2017}}</ref> and a son, Tariq. Rula Ghani earned another [[master's degree]] in journalism from [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]] in 1983. She returned to Afghanistan in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Donnell |first=Lynne |agency=Associated Press |title=AP Interview: Afghanistan's first lady breaks taboos but insists she 'doesn't do politics' |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/05/27/ap-interview-afghanistans-first-lady-breaks-taboos |newspaper=U.S. News & World Report |date=27 May 2015 |access-date=5 June 2015 }}</ref> |
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Ghani holds citizenship in [[Afghanistan]], [[Lebanon]], and the [[United States]].<ref name="Guardian"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/profiles/2014/04/05/Afghanistan-s-next-first-lady-a-Christian-Lebanese-American-.html|title= |
Ghani holds citizenship in [[Afghanistan]], [[Lebanon]], and the [[United States]].<ref name="Guardian"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/profiles/2014/04/05/Afghanistan-s-next-first-lady-a-Christian-Lebanese-American-.html|title=Afghanistan's next first lady, a Christian Lebanese-American?|website=english.alarabiya.net|date=5 April 2014|access-date=26 November 2017}}</ref> She reportedly speaks [[Arabic]], [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[Pashto]] and [[Dari language|Dari]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Conversation with Afghanistan First Lady Rula Ghani|url=https://www.csis.org/podcasts/curated-conversations/conversation-afghanistan-first-lady-rula-ghani|access-date=24 December 2020|website=www.csis.org|language=en}}</ref> |
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===Since 2014=== |
===Since 2014=== |
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At his presidential inauguration in 2014 Ghani publicly thanked his wife, acknowledging her with an Afghan name, Bibi Gul.<ref name=telegraph/> "I want to thank my partner, Bibi Gul, for supporting me and Afghanistan," said President Ghani, looking emotional. "She has always supported Afghan women and I hope she continues to do so."<ref>{{cite |
At his presidential inauguration in 2014 Ghani publicly thanked his wife, acknowledging her with an Afghan name, Bibi Gul.<ref name=telegraph/> "I want to thank my partner, Bibi Gul, for supporting me and Afghanistan," said President Ghani, looking emotional. "She has always supported Afghan women and I hope she continues to do so."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/ghani-sworn-in-as-afghan-president-1411974821|title=WSJ|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=29 September 2014|access-date=26 November 2017|via=online.wsj.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://southasia.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/10/31/the_real_first_ladies_of_afghanistan|title=''Foreign Policy'': The real first ladies of Afghanistan|access-date=26 November 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116214305/http://southasia.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/10/31/the_real_first_ladies_of_afghanistan|archive-date=16 November 2014}}</ref> Historian Ali A Olomi argued in 2017 that, following the precedent of Afghanistan's [[Soraya Tarzi|Queen Soraya]], Rula Ghani could help bring real change for women's rights in the country.<ref name="history news network">{{cite web|url=http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/157243|title=Afghanistan's New President Thinks His Wife Can Play a Decisive Role in the Country's Future Despite Her Gender. Why He's Right.|website=historynewsnetwork.org|access-date=26 November 2017}}</ref> |
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As First Lady, Ghani was an advocate for women's rights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightthemag.com/rula-ghani-afghanistan-war-first-lady-refugees-humanitarian-aid-idps-international-development-40418b8804f1|title=Rula Ghani, A New Kind Of First Lady, Believes Afghanistan Deserves New Stories|first=BRIGHT|last=Magazine|date=20 August 2018|website=Medium}}</ref> |
As First Lady, Ghani was an advocate for women's rights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightthemag.com/rula-ghani-afghanistan-war-first-lady-refugees-humanitarian-aid-idps-international-development-40418b8804f1|title=Rula Ghani, A New Kind Of First Lady, Believes Afghanistan Deserves New Stories|first=BRIGHT|last=Magazine|date=20 August 2018|website=Medium}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 12:02, 1 January 2024
Rula Ghani | |
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رولا غنى | |
First Lady of Afghanistan | |
In role 29 September 2014 – 15 August 2021 | |
President | Ashraf Ghani |
Preceded by | Zeenat Karzai |
Personal details | |
Born | Rula F. Saadah 1948 (age 75–76) Lebanon |
Citizenship | Lebanon Afghanistan United States |
Spouse | |
Children | 2, including Mariam |
Alma mater | Sciences Po University, Paris American University of Beirut Columbia University |
Religion | Christianity |
Nickname(s) | بی بی گُل Bibi Gul |
Rula F. Saadah Ghani[1][2] (Afghan name: Bibi Gul;[3] born 1948) is a former first lady of Afghanistan and wife of former president of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani.[4]
In 2015, Rula Ghani was named to the Time 100, a list of the world's most influential people, by Time magazine.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Rula Ghani was born Rula Saade or Roula Saadé[6] and raised in Lebanon, in a Lebanese Maronite Christian family. She received a diploma from Sciences Po, France, in 1969.[7][8][9] She completed a master's degree in Political Studies from the American University of Beirut in 1974, where she had met her future husband, Ashraf Ghani.[10]
The couple married in 1975 and have two children: a daughter, Mariam Ghani, a Brooklyn-based visual artist,[11] and a son, Tariq. Rula Ghani earned another master's degree in journalism from Columbia University in New York City in 1983. She returned to Afghanistan in 2003.[12]
Ghani holds citizenship in Afghanistan, Lebanon, and the United States.[3][13] She reportedly speaks Arabic, English, French, Pashto and Dari.[14]
Since 2014
[edit]At his presidential inauguration in 2014 Ghani publicly thanked his wife, acknowledging her with an Afghan name, Bibi Gul.[10] "I want to thank my partner, Bibi Gul, for supporting me and Afghanistan," said President Ghani, looking emotional. "She has always supported Afghan women and I hope she continues to do so."[15][16] Historian Ali A Olomi argued in 2017 that, following the precedent of Afghanistan's Queen Soraya, Rula Ghani could help bring real change for women's rights in the country.[17]
As First Lady, Ghani was an advocate for women's rights.[18]
On 15 August 2021, Ghani fled from Afghanistan with her husband, children, and two close aides as the Taliban captured Kabul; the Arg, the Afghan presidential palace, was captured a few hours later by the Taliban.[19][20] On 18 August 2021, the government of the United Arab Emirates said that the Ghani family were in their country.[21]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AUB Couples". 150.aub.edu.lb. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Rula, Saadah (26 November 1974). The shaping of British policy in Iraq, 1914-1921 (Thesis). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Rula Ghani, the woman making waves as Afghanistan's new first lady". The Guardian. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Al Arabiya: Afghan first lady in shadow of 1920s queen?". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Hosseini, Khaled (16 April 2015). "Time 100 Leaders: Rula Ghani". Time. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Alumna Rula Ghani, Afghanistan's First lady | Sciences Po Students". www.sciencespo.fr. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Rasmussen, Sune Engel (6 November 2014). "Rula Ghani, the woman making waves as Afghanistan's new first lady". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Burger, John (13 January 2016). "Meet Rula Ghani, Afghanistan's Christian First Lady". Aleteia. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Afghanistan First Lady Rula Ghani Moves into the Limelight". BBC. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ a b Alexander, Harriet (29 September 2014). "Ashraf Ghani inaugurated: Is Afghanistan ready for a high-profile first lady?". Retrieved 26 November 2017 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Walsh, Declan; Nordland, Rod (14 October 2014). "Jolting Some, Afghan Leader Brings Wife Into the Picture". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ O'Donnell, Lynne (27 May 2015). "AP Interview: Afghanistan's first lady breaks taboos but insists she 'doesn't do politics'". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Afghanistan's next first lady, a Christian Lebanese-American?". english.alarabiya.net. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "A Conversation with Afghanistan First Lady Rula Ghani". www.csis.org. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "WSJ". Wall Street Journal. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2017 – via online.wsj.com.
- ^ "Foreign Policy: The real first ladies of Afghanistan". Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Afghanistan's New President Thinks His Wife Can Play a Decisive Role in the Country's Future Despite Her Gender. Why He's Right". historynewsnetwork.org. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Magazine, BRIGHT (20 August 2018). "Rula Ghani, A New Kind Of First Lady, Believes Afghanistan Deserves New Stories". Medium.
- ^ "President Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan as Taliban enters Kabul". South China Morning Post. Reuters. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Afghan government collapses as Ghani flees the country". Seattle Times. New York Times. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Taliban violently disperse rare protest, killing 1 person". Associated Press. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- 1948 births
- Afghan people of Arab descent
- Afghan Christians
- Afghan expatriates in the United Arab Emirates
- Afghan people of Lebanese descent
- American University of Beirut alumni
- American emigrants to Afghanistan
- First ladies of Afghanistan
- Lebanese Maronites
- Lebanese emigrants to the United States
- Living people
- Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni