▁( 1 9 8 8 – 1 9 9 0 ): ▁The ▁first ▁female ▁prime ▁minister ▁of ▁any ▁mus lim ▁majority ▁country . ▁She ▁served ▁again ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 9 6 . ▁Kim ▁Campbell , ▁Canada ▁( 1 9 9 3 ): ▁The ▁first ▁female ▁head ▁of ▁government ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁T ans u ▁ Ç iller , ▁Turkey ▁( 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 6 ): ▁The ▁first ▁elected ▁mus lim ▁female ▁prime ▁minister ▁in ▁Europe . ▁Ch and ri ka ▁K umar at ung a , ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁( 1 9 9 4 – 2 0 0 0 ): ▁The ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁a ▁nation ▁possessed ▁a ▁female ▁president ▁( Ch and ri ka ▁K umar at ung a ) ▁and ▁a ▁female ▁prime ▁minister ▁( S ir im avo ▁Band ar ana ike ) ▁simultaneously . ▁This ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁a ▁female ▁prime ▁minister ▁( S ir im avo ▁Band ar ana ike ) ▁directly ▁succeeded ▁another ▁female ▁prime ▁minister ▁( Ch and ri ka ▁K umar at ung a ). ▁Ruth ▁Perry , ▁Liber ia ▁( 1 9 9 6 – 1 9 9 7 ): ▁The ▁first ▁( app oint ed ) ▁female ▁head ▁of ▁state ▁in ▁Africa . ▁Car men ▁Pere ira ▁of ▁Guinea - B iss au ▁and ▁Syl vie ▁Kin igi ▁of ▁Bur und i ▁had ▁previously ▁acted ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁state ▁for ▁ 2 ▁days ▁and ▁ 1 0 1 ▁days ▁respectively .