Fatana Najib

Fatana Najib
First Lady of Afghanistan
Najib in 2016
First Lady of Afghanistan
In role20 September 1987-16 April 1992
PresidentMohammad Najibullah
Born (1953-08-09) 9 August 1953 (age 70)
SpouseMohammad Najibullah
Children3
HouseBarakzai
OccupationLinguist

Fatana Najib (born 9 August 1953) is an Afghan linguist and former First Lady of Afghanistan. She served as First Lady from 30 September 1987 until 16 April 1992. She was the wife of PDPA general secretary and Afghan president Mohammad Najibullah, who was murdered in 1996 by the Taliban.[1] During her period as First Lady, Najib provided support to families of servicemembers of the Afghan Armed Forces, visiting the families of wounded soldiers.[2]

  1. ^ Sidiqee, Mohammaed Naser (7 June 2018). "Afghanistan's First Lady: Emancipator or Conventionalist?". The Globe Post. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. ^ Bashir, Malali. "The Real First Ladies of Afghanistan". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

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