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Sheikh Hasina. Sheikh Hasina Wazed ( Bengali: শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again since January 2009. She is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father and first ...
Khaleda Zia. Begum Khaleda Zia ( Bengali pronunciation: [kʰaled̪a dʒija]; born Khaleda Khanam Putul [1] [2] in 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from March 1991 to March 1996, and again from June 2001 to October 2006. [3] She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and second female ...
Provisional Government of Bangladesh (1971–1972) 1. Tajuddin Ahmad. (1925– 1975) —. 17 April 1971. 12 January 1972. 270 days. Awami League.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Ganabhaban, the official residence, in Dhaka on Sept. 6. Credit - Sarker Protick for TIME. A t around 5 p.m. each evening in Dhaka, as the setting ...
The longest-tenured female non-hereditary head of government and longest-serving female leader of a country is Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh. She served as the country's prime minister from 1996 to 2001 and again since January 2009, for a combined total of 20 years.
Muslim women political leaders. Movements for Muslim women to seek roles in national leadership have increased rapidly. Greater opportunities for women in education have further encouraged their involvement in politics. The most prominent Muslim female leaders are former prime minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto (1988–1990 and 1993–1996 ...
Benazir Bhutto [a] (21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician and stateswoman who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. She was the first woman elected to head a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country.
Indira Gandhi ( Hindi: [ˈɪndɪɾɑː ˈɡɑːndʱi] ⓘ; néeNehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. She was India's first and, to date, only female prime minister, and a central figure in Indian ...