List of Muslim women heads of state and government

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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.

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List

  In office
PortraitHead of government or stateCountryStatusIn office
(first time)
Benazir Bhutto.jpg Benazir Bhutto Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Prime Minister of Pakistan 2 December 1988 – 6 August 1990
18 October 1993 – 5 November 1996
Khaleda Zia former Prime Minister of Bangladesh cropped.jpg Khaleda Zia Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Prime Minister of Bangladesh 20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Turkish prime minister Tansu Ciller in Brussels.jpg Tansu Çiller Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Prime Minister of Turkey 25 June 1993 – 6 March 1996
Sheikh Hasina in London 2011.jpg Sheikh Hasina Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Prime Minister of Bangladesh 23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001
6 January 2009 – 5 August 2024
Mame Madior Boye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Prime Minister of Senegal 3 March 2001 – 4 November 2002
President Megawati Sukarnoputri - Indonesia.jpg Megawati Sukarnoputri Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia President of Indonesia 23 July 2001 – 20 October 2004
Roza Otunbayeva - Kyrgyzstan - 2011 International Women of Courage awards.jpg Roza Otunbayeva Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan President of Kyrgyzstan 7 April 2010 – 1 December 2011
Atifete Jahjaga - 2018 (25839518347) (cropped).jpg Atifete Jahjaga Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo President of Kosovo 7 April 2011 – 7 April 2016
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Prime Minister of Mali 3 April 2011 – 22 March 2012
Sibel Siber (cropped).jpg Sibel Siber Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus 13 June 2013 – 2 September 2013
Aminata Toure (cropped).jpg Aminata Touré Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Prime Minister of Senegal 3 September 2013 – 8 July 2014
AmeenahGurib1.jpg Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius President of Mauritius 5 June 2015 – 23 March 2018
President Halimah Yacob in 2019.jpg Halimah Yacob Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore President of Singapore 14 September 2017 – 13 September 2023
Samia Suluhu Hassan in May 2017.jpg Samia Suluhu Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania President of Tanzania 19 March 2021 – Incumbent
Vjosa Osmani1.jpg Vjosa Osmani Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo President of Kosovo 4 April 2021 – Incumbent
lry'ys tbwn ystqbl ry'ys@ lHkwm@ ltwnsy@ 0-24 screenshot (cropped).png Najla Bouden [1] Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Prime Minister of Tunisia 29 September 2021 – 1 August 2023
Sara Zaafarani Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Prime Minister of Tunisia 21 March 2025 – Incumbent

See also

References

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