Amalija Knavs (née Ulčnik; July 9, 1945 – January 9, 2024) was a Slovene-American woman who was the mother of Melania Trump, the First Lady of the United States.

[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.

Her mother, Amalija (née Gliha), was a seamstress and homemaker and her father, Anton Ulčnik, was a cobbler and later a red-onion farmer.

[6] In May 2018, Amalija was in attendance for the White House Rose Garden ceremony which saw Melania launch her Be Best public awareness campaign.

[9] She had been "very ill" since late 2023, with sources confirming to People that Melania skipped a Mar-a-Lago New Year's Eve party to attend to her bedside.