▁only ) ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Israel ▁was ▁Gold a ▁Me ir ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Japan ▁ ▁Although ▁women ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁some ▁pre fect ures ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁was ▁en act ed ▁at ▁a ▁national ▁level ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Korea ▁ ▁South ▁Korean ▁women ▁were ▁granted ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁K uw ait ▁ ▁When ▁voting ▁was ▁first ▁introduced ▁in ▁K uw ait ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁K uw ait i ▁women ▁had ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote . ▁The ▁right ▁was ▁later ▁removed . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁K uw ait i ▁parliament ▁re - gr anted ▁female ▁suff rage . ▁ ▁Leb anon ▁ ▁Pakistan ▁ ▁Pakistan ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁British ▁Raj ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁independent . ▁Women ▁received ▁full ▁suff rage ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁Muslim ▁women ▁leaders ▁from ▁all ▁classes ▁act ively ▁supported ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 4 0 s . ▁Their ▁movement ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁w ives ▁and ▁other ▁relatives ▁of ▁leading ▁polit icians . ▁Women ▁were ▁sometimes ▁organized ▁into ▁large - scale ▁public ▁demonstr ations . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Ben az ir ▁Bh utto ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Muslim ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁a ▁Muslim ▁country