0Asma al-Assad, Suzanne Mubarak, More Dictators’ Wives (PHOTOS)Asma al-Assad is defending her husband’s brutal crackdown in Syria. See more despots’ first ladies.Updated Jul. 13, 2017 12:09PM EDT / Published Jan. 17, 2011 3:08PM EST Gerard Creles, AFP / Getty images Asma al-AssadGerard Creles, AFP / Getty images Safia Gaddafi Joel Robine, AFP / Getty Images Suzanne MubarakMJ Kim / Getty Images Imelda MarcosRobert Kradin / AP Photo Grace MugabeSarah-Jane Poole / AP Photo Elena Ceauşescu Michele BennettAP Photo Jiang Qing Eva PeronGetty Images
Asma al-AssadGerard Creles, AFP / Getty images Safia Gaddafi Joel Robine, AFP / Getty Images Suzanne MubarakMJ Kim / Getty Images Imelda MarcosRobert Kradin / AP Photo Grace MugabeSarah-Jane Poole / AP Photo Elena Ceauşescu Michele BennettAP Photo Jiang Qing Eva PeronGetty Images