List of the first female heads of government and state in Muslim-majority countries

This is an list of female Head of State and Government head of Government and State in majority-Muslim countries

List

Head of Government or State Country Status In office
(first time)
Benazir Bhutto  Pakistan Prime Minister of Pakistan 2 December 1988 – 6 August 1990
Khaleda Zia  Bangladesh Prime Minister of Bangladesh 20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
Tansu Çiller  Turkey Prime Minister of Turkey 25 June 1993 – 6 March 1996
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
Sibel Siber  Northern Cyprus Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus 13 June 2013 – 2 September 2013
Atifete Jahjaga  Kosovo President of Kosovo 7 April 2011 - 7 April 2016
Roza Otunbayeva  Kyrgyzstan President of Kyrgyzstan 7 April 2010 – 1 December 2011
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé  Mali Prime Minister of Mali 3 April 2011 – 22 March 2012

See also

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