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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)
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  Tunisia Prime Minister of Tunisia 29 September 2021 – 1 August 2023

See also

References

  1. "Tunisian president asks first woman PM, Najla Bouden Romdhane, to form govt". France 24. September 29, 2021.
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