List of Muslim women heads of state and government

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

PortraitHead of government or stateCountry Status In office (first time) Benazir BhuttoPrime Minister of Pakistan 2 December 1988 – 6 August 1990 18 October 1993 – 5 November 1996Khaleda ZiaPrime Minister of Bangladesh 20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996 10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006Tansu ÇillerPrime Minister of Turkey 25 June 1993 – 6 March 1996Sheikh HasinaPrime Minister of Bangladesh 23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001 6 January 2009 – 5 August 2024Mame Madior BoyePrime Minister of Senegal 3 March 2001 – 4 November 2002Megawati SukarnoputriPresident of Indonesia 23 July 2001 – 20 October 2004Roza OtunbayevaPresident of Kyrgyzstan7 April 2010 – 1 December 2011Atifete JahjagaPresident of Kosovo7 April 2011 – 7 April 2016Cissé Mariam Kaïdama SidibéPrime Minister of Mali 3 April 2011 – 22 March 2012Sibel SiberPrime Minister of Northern Cyprus13 June 2013 – 2 September 2013Aminata TouréPrime Minister of Senegal 3 September 2013 – 8 July 2014Ameenah Gurib-FakimPresident of Mauritius 5 June 2015 – 23 March 2018Halimah YacobPresident of Singapore14 September 2017 – 13 September 2023Samia SuluhuPresident of Tanzania19 March 2021 – IncumbentVjosa OsmaniPresident of Kosovo4 April 2021 – 4 April 2026Najla BoudenPrime Minister of Tunisia29 September 2021 – 1 August 2023Sara ZaafaraniPrime Minister of Tunisia21 March 2025 – Incumbent

See also List of the first women heads of state and government in Muslim-majority countries List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government Muslim women political leaders Council of Women World Leaders Women in government

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