Fatana Najib
Fatana Najib | |
|---|---|
 Najib in 2016 | |
| First Lady of Afghanistan | |
| In role 20 September 1987 – 16 April 1992 | |
| President | Mohammed Najibullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1953 |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Spouse(s) | Mohammad Najibullah |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Linguist |
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]
Najib met the future Afghan leader when she was an eighth-grade student and he was her science tutor. They married on September 1, 1974 and had three daughters. Najib later became principal of the Russian-language Peace School in Kabul.[3]
Najib and her three daughters fled Afghanistan in 1992 to live in exile in India. She has resided in India ever since,[4] but the daughters, Heela (born 1977) and Moska (born 1984) have studied and worked abroad. Heela has worked and lived in Thailand[5] and currently lives in Switzerland where she graduated from Franklin College and now studies for a Ph.D. in religious studies at the University of Zurich.[6] Moska was also educated in Switzerland and lives and works in Singapore.[7] The third daughter, Onai, was born in 1978.[3]
References[]
- ^ Sidiqee, Mohammaed Naser (7 June 2018). "Afghanistan's First Lady: Emancipator or Conventionalist?". The Globe Post. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Bashir, Malali. "The Real First Ladies of Afghanistan". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ a b Earleen, Fisher (13 July 1991). "Najibullah Retains Control With Power and Pragmatism". AP News. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Taliban Violence: Murder, Mutilation and Terror". South Mountain Peace Action. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Heela Najibullah's CV". Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Heela NAJIBULLAH | PhD in Religious Studies | University of Zurich, Zürich | UZH | Religionswissenschaftliches Seminar". ResearchGate. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Centre, Sussex Asia. "Ms Moska Najib : Associated Academics : ... : Sussex Asia Centre : University of Sussex". www.sussex.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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