List of Muslim women heads of state and government
This is a list of female Muslim heads of state and heads of government. Some countries do not have a Muslim-majority. The list is chronological.
List
In office
Portrait | Head of government or state | Country | Status | In office (first time) |
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Benazir Bhutto | Pakistan | Prime Minister of Pakistan | 2 December 1988 – 6 August 1990 18 October 1993 – 5 November 1996 | |
Khaleda Zia | Bangladesh | Prime Minister of Bangladesh | 20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996 10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
Tansu Çiller | Turkey | Prime Minister of Turkey | 25 June 1993 – 6 March 1996 | |
Sheikh Hasina | Bangladesh | Prime Minister of Bangladesh | 23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001 6 January 2009 – 5 August 2024 | |
Mame Madior Boye | Senegal | Prime Minister of Senegal | 3 March 2001 – 4 November 2002 | |
Megawati Sukarnoputri | Indonesia | President of Indonesia | 23 July 2001 – 20 October 2004 | |
Roza Otunbayeva | Kyrgyzstan | President of Kyrgyzstan | 7 April 2010 – 1 December 2011 | |
Atifete Jahjaga | Kosovo | President of Kosovo | 7 April 2011 – 7 April 2016 | |
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé | Mali | Prime Minister of Mali | 3 April 2011 – 22 March 2012 | |
Sibel Siber | Northern Cyprus | Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus | 13 June 2013 – 2 September 2013 | |
Aminata Touré | Senegal | Prime Minister of Senegal | 3 September 2013 – 8 July 2014 | |
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim | Mauritius | President of Mauritius | 5 June 2015 – 23 March 2018 | |
Halimah Yacob | Singapore | President of Singapore | 14 September 2017 – 13 September 2023 | |
Samia Suluhu | Tanzania | President of Tanzania | 19 March 2021 – Incumbent | |
Vjosa Osmani | Kosovo | President of Kosovo | 4 April 2021 – Incumbent | |
Najla Bouden[1] | Tunisia | Prime Minister of Tunisia | 29 September 2021 – 1 August 2023 |
See also
- List of the first women heads of state and government in Muslim-majority countries
- List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government
- Muslim women political leaders
- Council of Women World Leaders
- Women in government
- Lists of women politicians
- Society-related timelines
References
- ^ "Tunisian president asks first woman PM, Najla Bouden Romdhane, to form govt". France 24. September 29, 2021.
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