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The first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan was:

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Answer: Option A — Benazir Bhutto

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Benazir Bhutto became the first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan in December 1988. She was also the first woman to head a democratically elected government in a Muslim-majority country.

Family background:

  • She was the daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and a former President and Prime Minister of Pakistan.
  • Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was overthrown in a military coup by General Zia-ul-Haq in 1977 and executed in 1979.

Political career:

  • Benazir led the PPP after her father's death and spent years in prison and in exile.
  • After General Zia died in a plane crash in 1988, elections were held, and the PPP won the largest number of seats.
  • She became Prime Minister at the age of 35.
  • Her first government was dismissed by the President in 1990 on charges of corruption.
  • She became Prime Minister again in 1993, and her second government was dismissed in 1996.

Assassination:

After returning from exile in 2007 to take part in elections, she was assassinated on 27 December 2007 at a rally in Rawalpindi.

Relations with India:

During her first term, she met Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, and the two countries signed an agreement not to attack each other's nuclear facilities, in December 1988.

Family and party after her:

  • Her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, became President of Pakistan.
  • Her son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, leads the PPP and served as Foreign Minister.

Other women leaders of South Asia:

  • Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka became the world's first woman Prime Minister in 1960.
  • Indira Gandhi became India's first woman Prime Minister in 1966.
  • Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia have been Prime Ministers of Bangladesh.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Fatima Jinnah was the sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and a political leader.
  • ✗Hina Rabbani Khar was Pakistan's first woman Foreign Minister.
  • ✗Maryam Nawaz became the first woman Chief Minister of Punjab province in Pakistan.

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Remember: First woman PM of Pakistan = Benazir Bhutto (1988); world's first woman PM = Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka, 1960).

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