Khaleda Zia

Begum Khaleda Zia[a] (born 15 August 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as Prime Minister from 1991 to 1996 and from 2001 to 2006. She is the first female Prime Minister of Bangladesh and the second female head of government in a Muslim-majority country (after Benazir Bhutto). She was the First Lady during the rule of her husband Ziaur Rahman. She is currently the Chairperson and party leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).