List of the first women heads of state and government in Muslim-majority countries
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This is a chronological list of the first women to be heads of state and heads of government in Muslim-majority countries, excluding those who held the role in a temporary capacity.
List
In office
| Portrait | Head of Government or State | Country | Status | In office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Elizabeth II |  Pakistan
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Queen of Pakistan
|
6 February 1952 – 23 March 1956 |
|
 Nigeria
|
Queen of Nigeria
|
1 October 1960 – 1 October 1963 | |
|
 Sierra Leone
|
Queen of Sierra Leone | 27 April 1961 – 19 April 1971 | |
|
 The Gambia
|
Queen of the Gambia | 18 February 1965 – 24 April 1970 | |
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Benazir Bhutto[1] | 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 |
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Tansu Çiller |  Turkey
|
Prime Minister of Turkey | 25 June 1993 – 6 March 1996 |
| Mame Madior Boye |  Senegal
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Prime Minister of Senegal | 3 March 2001 – 4 November 2002 | |
|
Megawati Sukarnoputri |  Indonesia
|
President of Indonesia | 23 July 2001 – 20 October 2004 |
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Roza Otunbayeva |  Kyrgyzstan
|
President of Kyrgyzstan | 3 July 2010 – 1 December 2011 |
| Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé |  Mali
|
Prime Minister of Mali
|
3 April 2011 – 22 March 2012 | |
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Sibel Siber |  Northern Cyprus
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Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus | 13 June 2013 – 2 September 2013 |
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Atifete Jahjaga |  Kosovo
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President of Kosovo | 7 April 2011 – 7 April 2016 |
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Najla Bouden |  Tunisia
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Prime Minister of Tunisia | 11 October 2021 – 1 August 2023 |
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Željka Cvijanović |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Serb Member of the Presidency | 16 November 2022 – present |
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Borjana Krišto | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers | 25 January 2023 – present |
See also
- List of Muslim women heads of state and government
- 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
- ISBN 978-1-50-394408-4.