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Bhutto became the first female prime minister in a Muslim-majority country, [165] as well as Pakistan's second nationally elected prime minister. [166] At 35 years old, [167] she was the youngest elected leader in the Islamic world, [168] the world's youngest prime minister, [169] and the youngest female prime minister ever elected. [170]
Top right: Benazir Bhutto was Pakistan's first and only female prime minister. Bottom left: Nawaz Sharif is the longest serving non-consecutive prime minister, having served a total of 9 years in his 3 incomplete terms.
The first democratically elected female prime minister of a Muslim majority country was Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan, who led her party to victory in the 1988 general election and later in 1993, making her the first woman democratically elected leader of any Muslim nation. [6]
She is widely credited for her role as the youngest and first ever female Foreign Minister in Pakistan. She assumed her role in July 2011 as the 26th Foreign Minister of Pakistan. [ 56 ] During her two-year-long appointment as the country's foreign minister she attracted significant global attention on her status as Pakistan's first woman ...
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan’s first and only female Prime Minister Maryam Nawaz, first woman to become Chief Minister of any province of Pakistan. Since Pakistan's independence on 14 August 1947, women have been active participants in parliamentary politics.
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 ...
Begum Nusrat Bhutto wife of Prime Minister Zulfikhar Ali Bhutto, led the Pakistani delegation to the United Nations' first women's conference in 1975. Benazir Bhutto was the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988)(1991) and the first woman elected to head a Muslim country. She was elected twice to the office of Prime Minister.
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 ...