Nayla Moawad

Nayla Moawad
نايلة معوض
Nayla Moawad in 2015
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
19 July 2005 – 11 July 2008
Prime MinisterFouad Siniora
Preceded byMohamad Jawad Khalifeh
Succeeded byMario Aoun
First Lady of Lebanon
In role
5 November 1989 – 22 November 1989
PresidentRené Moawad
Preceded byNadia El-Chami
Succeeded byMona Jammal
Personal details
Born
Nayla El-Khouri

(1940-07-03) July 3, 1940 (age 84)
Bsharri, Lebanon
Political partyQornet Shehwan Gathering
Independence Movement
Spouse
(m. 1965; died 1989)
ChildrenRima Moawad (1966)
Michel Moawad (1972)
Alma materSaint Joseph University
Cambridge University
OccupationJournalist, politician
Moawad greeting President George H. W. Bush in 1990
Moawad with Alex Azar in 2006

Nayla Moawad (née El-Khouri, Arabic: نايلة معوض; born 3 July 1940) is a Lebanese politician and former First Lady of Lebanon. Outside of Lebanon, she is best known as the widow of former President René Moawad, who was assassinated on 22 November 1989. Within Lebanon, she is a high-profile politician in her own right, having served as a member of the National Assembly since 1991. Following her reelection in June 2005, she was appointed to the Cabinet on 19 July as Minister for Social Affairs.