Claim: The longest first lady of Syria is Anisa Makhlouf (29 years), followed by the second-longest first lady Asma al-Assad, (21 years), who is also the current first lady.
Evidence: Anisa Makhlouf 12 March 1971 10 June 2000 Asma al-Assad 13 December 2000 Present Bahira al-Dalati 17 August 1943 30 May 1949 Nouran al-Za'im 11 April 1949 14 August 1949 ? 3 December 1951 11 July 1953 ? December 1949 24 December 1951 Fatina al-Fanari 11 July 1953 25 February 1954 ? 1 March 1954 6 September 1955 Bahira al-Dalati 6 September 1955 22 February 1958 Tahia Kazem (as First Lady of the United Arab Republic) 22 February 1958 28 September 1970 Şehire Al-Kudsi 12 December 1961 7 March 1963