▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : G od olph in ▁Arab ian ▁s ire ▁line ▁Category : St ▁Leg er ▁w inners <0x0A> </s> ▁Women ▁have ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁represented ▁in ▁all ▁success ive ▁parliament s ▁to ▁date . ▁The ▁first ▁woman ▁representative ▁was ▁Ad eline ▁Mol am ure , ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Council , ▁daughter ▁of ▁J . ▁H . ▁Me eden i ya ▁and ▁wife ▁of ▁Alfred ▁Francis ▁Mol am ure , ▁both ▁State ▁Coun c ill ors . ▁ 6 0 ▁women ▁have ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁including ▁ 1 3 ▁who ▁are ▁currently ▁serving , ▁const itut ing ▁over ▁ 5 % ▁of ▁all ▁current ▁M embers . ▁ ▁Women ▁in ▁Parliament , ▁however ▁small ▁in ▁numbers , ▁have ▁held ▁high ▁positions ▁in ▁Parliament ▁and ▁the ▁cabinet . ▁Two ▁women ▁have ▁become ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁one ▁has ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁Sir im avo ▁Band ar ana ike ▁became ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁female ▁head ▁of ▁government ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁holding ▁the ▁post ▁for ▁a ▁non - con sec utive ▁ 1 7 ▁years . ▁Her ▁daughter , ▁Ch and ri ka ▁K umar at ung a , ▁became ▁Sri ▁L anka ' s ▁first ▁modern ▁female ▁head ▁of ▁state ▁and ▁president . ▁ ▁This ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁a ▁female