List of the first women heads of government and state in Muslim-majority countries
This is a chronological list of women to be Head of State or Head of government in majority-Muslim countries, excluding those who held the role in a temporary capacity.
List
Portrait | Head of Government or State | Country | Status | In office (first time) |
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Benazir Bhutto | ![]() |
Prime Minister of Pakistan | 2 December 1988 – 6 August 1990 |
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Khaleda Zia | ![]() |
Prime Minister of Bangladesh | 20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996 |
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Sheikh Hasina | 23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001 | ||
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Tansu Çiller | ![]() |
Prime Minister of Turkey | 25 June 1993 – 6 March 1996 |
Mame Madior Boye | ![]() |
Prime Minister of Senegal | 3 March 2001 – 4 November 2002 | |
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Aminata Touré | 3 September 2013 – 8 July 2014 | ||
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Megawati Sukarnoputri | ![]() |
President of Indonesia | 23 July 2001 – 20 October 2004 |
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Roza Otunbayeva | ![]() |
President of Kyrgyzstan | 7 April 2010 – 1 December 2011 |
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé | ![]() |
Prime Minister of Mali | 3 April 2011 – 22 March 2012 | |
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Atifete Jahjaga | ![]() |
President of Kosovo | 7 April 2011 – 7 April 2016 |
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See also
- List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government
- Lists of female political office-holders
- Muslim women political leaders
- Society-related timelines
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