: ▁Th ur ay ya ▁O be id ▁was ▁named ▁deput y ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁rights ▁and ▁pet itions ▁committee , ▁Z ain ab ▁Ab u ▁Tal ib , ▁deput y ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁information ▁and ▁cultural ▁committee , ▁and ▁Lub na ▁Al ▁Ans ari , ▁deput y ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁health ▁affairs ▁and ▁environment ▁committee . ▁ ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁( at ▁that ▁time ▁C ey lon ) ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Asian ▁countries ▁to ▁allow ▁voting ▁rights ▁to ▁women ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁without ▁any ▁restrictions . ▁Since ▁then , ▁women ▁have ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁significant ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁political ▁ar ena . ▁The ▁z en ith ▁of ▁this ▁fav ou rable ▁condition ▁to ▁women ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁July ▁General ▁E lections , ▁in ▁which ▁C ey lon ▁elected ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁woman ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Sir im avo ▁Band ar ana ike . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁dem ocrat ically ▁elected ▁female ▁head ▁of ▁government . ▁Her ▁daughter , ▁Ch and ri ka ▁K umar at ung a ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁Executive ▁President ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁fourth ▁woman ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁president , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁executive ▁president .