Amalija Knavs

Amalija Knavs
Born
Amalija Ulčnik

(1945-07-09)July 9, 1945
Judendorf-Straßengel, Allied-occupied Austria
DiedJanuary 9, 2024(2024-01-09) (aged 78)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Citizenship
  • Slovenia
  • United States
Spouse
Viktor Knavs
​
(m. 1966)​
Children2, including Melania Trump
RelativesDonald Trump (son-in-law)
Barron Trump (grandson)

Amalija Knavs (née Ulčnik; July 9, 1945 – January 9, 2024) was a Slovenian-American woman who was the mother of Melania Trump, the wife of former U.S. president Donald Trump and First Lady of the United States from 2017 to 2021.[1][2]

In 2018, Knavs and her husband, Viktor, obtained green cards and then became naturalized U.S. citizens using the U.S.'s family-based immigration program.

  1. ^ Sandomir, Richard (January 9, 2024). "Amalija Knavs, Mother of Former First Lady Melania Trump, Dies at 78". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Richards, Zoë (January 10, 2024). "Melania Trump's mother, Amalija Knavs, dies at 78". NBC News. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.