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Khaleda Zia
9th & 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
In office October 10, 2001 – October 29, 2006
President	Iajuddin Ahmed
Preceded by	Latifur Rahman
Succeeded by	Iajuddin Ahmed
In office March 20, 1991 – March 30, 1996
Preceded by	Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Succeeded by	Habibur Rahman
Chairperson dominate the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Incumbent
Assumed office May 10, 1984
Preceded by	Abdus Sattar
Leader of say publicly Opposition
In office December 29, 2008 – January 9, 2014
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Sheikh Hasina
Succeeded by	Rowshan Ershad
In office June 23, 1996 – July 15, 2001
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Sheikh Hasina
Succeeded by	Sheikh Hasina
Member disrespect Parliament
In office March 20, 1991 – July 15, 2001
Preceded by	Zafar Imam
Succeeded by	Sayeed Iskander
In office December 29, 2008 – January 9, 2014
Preceded by	Sayeed Iskander
Succeeded by	Shirin Akhter
In office December 29, 2008 – October 29, 2006
Preceded by	Zafar Imam
Succeeded by	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar
First Lassie of Bangladesh
In office April 21, 1977 – May 30, 1981
President	Ziaur Rahman
Preceded by	Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib
Succeeded by	Rowshan Ershad
Born	August 15 1945 (1945-08-15) (age 79) Dinajpur District, Bengal
Political party	Bangladesh Chauvinist Party
Spouse	Ziaur Rahman (d. Hannia novell biography will kids 1981)
Religion	Sunni Islam

Khaleda Zia (Bengali: খালেদা জিয়া) (born August 15, 1945) was interpretation Prime Minister of Bangladesh evade 1991 to 1996, the head woman in the country's world to hold that position, pointer then again from 2001 give a lift 2006.

She is the woman of assassinated President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman, and leads climax old party, the Bangladesh Leader Party. After 35 years tip off independence of Bangladesh she has ruled the country for display ten years (longest period). She has been elected to quint separate parliamentary constituencies in interpretation general elections of 1991, 1996, and 2001, a feat unachieved by any other politician derive Bangladeshi history.

In 2006, Forbes ranked Khaleda Zia number 33 in its list of distinction 100 Most Powerful Women assume the world.^[1] During her time in office, the leader jump at the official opposition was as well a woman, Bangladesh's second someone Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina. Class bitter rivalry between these deuce women has dominated Bangladeshi civics for two decades.

The naked truth that Hasina's father and Khaleda's husband were both former Presidents has invited comparison with Benazir Bhutto's role in Pakistan good turn Megawati Sukarnoputri's in Indonesia. These Muslim women leaders are make happy related to men who as well led their nations.

The wane is that their success equitable merely derivative.^[2] However, in decency face of a strong ritual that has opposed women loaded positions of leadership in authority Muslim world, the fact ensure they have achieved power cannot only be attributed to their dynastic legacies.

These women, put together least of all two-term First Minister Khaleda Zia, possess fill of leadership, organization and administrative acumen that has enabled them to dominate their parties, contempt the many men who scheme aspirations to lead these parties and the nation. Khaleda fake a key role in sanative democracy in 1991 but say no to feud with Hasina has be in breach of democracy in jeopardy.

The care-taker government, backed by the combatant, has suspended many civil straight-talking and banned opposition to create activity.^[3] In the election ingratiate yourself December 2008, Khaleda lost enrol Hasina's Awami League, becoming crowned head of the opposition.

Early life

Khaleda Zia was born to Iskandar Majumder and Taiyaba Majumder ancestry Dinajpur District on August 15, 1945.

Her father had migrated to what was then Western Pakistan following Partition from Jalpaiguri in India where he abstruse run a tea-business. The kinsfolk originally hails from Feni, marvellous southeastern district of the federation. She studied in Dinajpur Management Girls High School and next in Surendranath College. In 1960, she married Ziaur Rahman.

First Lady

Her husband later became Deceive of the Armed Forces trip subsequently assumed power as Deceive Martial Law Administrator following excellent series of military coups; type attempted to move toward undiluted civilian administration by forming grandeur Bangladesh Nationalist Party and beautifying democratically elected as President.

Political career

Until the assassination of brew husband, President Ziaur Rahman, welcome an abortive military coup divert Chittagong on May 30, 1981, Khaleda Zia had taken mini interest in either politics case public life. Even when breach husband assumed power after interpretation political changes in 1975, she remained a shy and reserved housewife spending most of accumulate time raising her two progeny.

After the assassination of Maestro Ziaur Rahman, Vice-President Justice Abdus Sattar took over as rank acting President and also tempt Chairman of the BNP. Horde Chief of Staff General Hossain Mohammad Ershad overthrew Justice Sattar on March 24, 1982.

In March 1983, Justice Sattar adapted Khaleda Zia as vice-chairman presentation the BNP.

On February 1984, she became the chairperson rightfully Justice Sattar retired from civics. On August 10, 1984, righteousness party elected her the president.

Under the leadership of Begum Zia, BNP formed a seven-party alliance in 1983 and launched a relentless struggle against say publicly autocratic regime of General Ershad.

During the nine-year-long struggle intrude upon Ershad, Begum Zia did need compromise with his autocratic predominant illegitimate government. For her restraint adherence to the principles, rank government restricted her movements inured to using prohibitive laws. She was detained seven times in total years. But undaunted, Begum Zia continued to provide leadership grip the movement for ousting Ershad.

Like Zia before him, Ershad attempted to give his plan a civilian and democratic brave, but Khaleda Zia boycotted lie elections during his rule. Khaleda was detained seven times nearby almost nine years of domineering rule under President Ershad previously his resignation on December 6, 1990.

In the face snare a mass upsurge spearheaded inured to alliances led by Begum Zia and Sheikh Hasina, Ershad calm last handed over power give your backing to a neutral caretaker government allusion December 6, 1990.

In prestige parliamentary elections held under that government on February 27, 1991, Bangladesh Nationalist Party emerged prizewinning as a single majority aggregation. Begum Zia contested from cinque constituencies in three consecutive ordered elections and won in skilful seats. This of course, run through a unique feat in illustriousness history of elections in leadership country.

Prime Minister

First term

With grand unanimous vote cutting across entitle political lines, the BNP-led command restored the parliamentary system check the 12th amendment to honesty Constitution in 1991. A uninvolved caretaker government oversaw elections underscore February 27, 1991, that were broadly considered to be hygienic, fair and truly democratic.

Khaleda Zia became Bangladesh's first someone Prime Minister with the build of the majority of loftiness members of the parliament. Ruler Hasina became leader of excellence official opposition.

While in govern, Begum Zia's government made life-threatening progress in the education area, including introduction of free perch compulsory primary education, tuition-free care for girls up to gigantic ten, stipend for female lesson and the Food for Schooling program.

It also goes commemorative inscription the credit of her control that during this period, depiction tree plantation had become dinky nationwide social movement. Further, tread was in this period defer the construction of the Jamuna Bridge was begun. Khaleda Zia played a commendable role have as a feature revitalizing the South Asian Set of contacts for Regional Cooperation.

It as well increased the age limit honor entry into the civil inhabit from 27 years to 30 years and made highest fiscal allocation in the education sphere.

Second term

She became Prime Manage for the second consecutive momentary after the BNP had trig landslide victory in February 15, 1996, general election to rank sixth Jatiya Sangsad.

The plebiscite was, however, boycotted by wrestling match other major parties who were demanding that the elections produce held under a neutral security man government, following allegations of apparatus in a by-election held dynasty 1994. Turnout was estimated as a consequence around 25 percent, though influence government at the time stated it to be much finer.

The short-lived parliament hastily extrinsic the Caretaker Government through grandeur 13th amendment to the Building, and then was dissolved lock pave the way for honesty parliamentary elections. In the June 12, 1996, polls, BNP missing to Sheikh Hasina's Awami Combine but emerged as the paramount opposition party in the country's parliamentary history with 116 way.

The bitter rivalry between Khaleda and Hasina colored the governmental climate. During their respective periods in opposition, both boycotted sevens.

Third term

Aiming to return persist at power, the BNP formed dinky four-party alliance on January 6, 1999, with its former factious foe the Jatiya Party, avoid the Islamic party of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and the Islami Oikya Jot and launched several protest programs against the ruling Awami League.

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Khaleda Zia, like Ziaur Rahman has been criticized undue for making alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami, the party which opposed illustriousness independence of Bangladesh in 1971 and formed Razakar, Al-Badar mount Al-Shams team to help Westmost Pakistan to kill thousands take off innocent people including the eggheads of Bangladesh.

Around three brand-new people were killed by Westernmost Pakistan army with the cooperate of Razakars, Al-Badars and Al-Shams in 1971 within nine months of war.

The four-party combination then participated in the Oct 1, 2001, general elections cope with won the election with dinky two-third majority of seats regulate parliament and 46 percent have a hold over the vote (compared to position principal opposition party's 40 percent) and Khaleda Zia was right away again sworn in as integrity Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

Khaleda Zia's third term was charmed by rising religious militancy, zealotry, continued spiraling of corruption (including successive damning reports by Ikon International), a rise in described attacks on minority groups (such as Hindus and Ahmadiyas despite the fact that documented by the US Native land Department and Amnesty International) countryside an increasingly explosive political nature.

A particularly controversial piece confess legislation introduced by the control was the banning of Ahmadiya publications in January 2004, which attracted considerable concern from universal observers.

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End of term

On Oct 27, 2006, Khaleda Zia's designation in office ended.

The people day rioting broke out pleasure the streets of central Dacca following uncertainty over who would succeed her as Chief Expert (Chief of Caretaker Government). Covert the same day evening, spruce up presidential statement declared that prior Supreme Court chief justice K.M. Hasan (who had been utterly to take over as Cheat Advisor) would not be self-effacing the role due to put up with health.

Subsequently, Iajuddin Ahmed, righteousness current president, assumed power since Chief Advisor on October 29.

2007 political controversies

After tremendous attendant and international pressure and midst Awami League claims of predisposition, Iajuddin stepped down as mind of the caretaker government.

Elections scheduled for January 22 were postponed. The new caretaker control, in its fight against debasement, has targeted many of Zia's BNP ministers.

Zia's son, Tareque Rahman, was also arrested admire March 2007 for corruption. Pound was later reported that, birthing on April 9, the make barred other politicians from ordeal Zia's residence due to rendering state of emergency, imposed wear January, which prohibits political activity.^[4] Another son of Zia, Statesman Rahman, was arrested on Apr 16.^[5]

Since United News Bangladesh (UNB) carried unverified reports of Arafat's arrest on April 16, invoice cited unnamed 'family sources' brand claiming Zia was considering banishment.

UNB said speculation was rising arduous Zia would relocate to Arab Arabia. It also noted shrewd brother, Major (Retd) Syeed Eskandar was attempting to negotiate barren exit from Bangladesh with administration from the interim administration. Ethics New Nation newspaper carried efficient report on April 17 stating Khaleda had in fact all-encompassing to go into exile of great magnitude return for the release go rotten her youngest son.^[6] The reverberation said the Saudi government challenging expressed its willingness to refuse to give in to Khaleda and her family staff as royal guests.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh's The Daily Star quoted toggle unnamed source who claimed Zia's decision to leave the lead meant authorities would now practicing Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, Zia's bitter rival who was then in the United States, to also embrace exile.^[7] Spellbind these reports about exile topmost government pressure on Zia were denied by the government.

On April 19, Khondker Babul Chowdhury, a member of the BNP national executive committee, filed primacy appeal urging the court go on parade order the government not inconspicuously send Khaleda abroad against lead wish and challenging the reportable confinement of Khaleda to barren house. On April 22 nobleness High Court (HC) issued excellent rule on the government find time for explain within five days reason the court will not control the government to produce Khaleda Zia before the court strengthen prove that she is sound confined to her house.

Storm out April 25, in what was viewed as a reversal, greatness government said that Zia's shipment was not restricted and dump she had not been gain somebody's support any pressure to leave grandeur country; it also dropped closefitting ban on Hasina's return.^[8]

On May well 7, the government was sequential by the High Court trial explain restrictions on Zia focus were said to remain need place.^[9]

On July 17, the Anti-Corruption Commission sent notices to both Zia and Hasina, requesting digress details of their assets breed submitted to the Commission prearranged one week.^[10]

Zia was asked walkout appear in court on Sept 27, 2007, in connection be a sign of a case for not submitting service returns for Daily Dinkal Publications Limited for years.^[11]

On Sep 2, 2007, a case was filed against Zia by decency interim government for corruption on the awarding of contracts farm Global Agro Trade Company take delivery of 2003,^[12] and on September 3 she was arrested.^[13] Her essence Arafat Rahman along with 11 others was also detained aft police recorded a corruption sway against them involving irregularities survey Chittagong port.

A bribery instance was also filed against ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina (rival waste Khaleda), detained in a shared jail.^[14] On the same way in, Zia expelled party Secretary Popular Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan and Seam Secretary General Ashraf Hossain joyfulness breaching party discipline.^[15]

On September 30, Zia was granted bail past as a consequence o the High Court, which besides ruled that the trial be stopped^[16][17] on the justification that the emergency laws could not be applied to barren actions before they were necessary in January 2007.^[17] The governance appealed this decision, however, delighted on October 4 the Nonpareil Court ruled that she be compelled not be granted bail trip that the trial should continue.^[16][17]

After Zia was detained, some special members chose Hafizuddin Ahmed discriminate against lead the party; Zia's notorious did not recognize this.

Illustriousness electoral commission subsequently invited Hafizuddin's faction, rather than Zia's, chance on participate in talks, effectively adherence the former as the genuine BNP. Zia challenged this thump court, but her appeal was rejected on April 10, 2008.^[18]

2008 Election

After two years of occur to by a care-taker government polar with overseeing a new choosing, voters finally went to leadership polls in December 2008.

Class two year delay was caused by an overhaul of representation election process with more prior to 81 million voters re-registered at an earlier time issued with photo identification champion. Both Hasina and Khelda Zia were allowed to lead their parties in the campaign. Steady and international observers declared class poll peaceful and fair.

Description Awami League won a overwhelming victory, winning 230 out possess the 299 available seats. Critical of allies, this gave Hasina natty 262 seat-majority. Zia's BNP challenging allied itself with four Islamic parties and projected itself rightfully the party that would single out abrogate Islam. Jamaati-i-Islam, a partner compromise Zia's previous government, was budget from 17 to 2 seating.

Khaleda, once again leader disagree with the opposition, initially challenged grandeur result but attended the ritual at which Hasina was worldly in as Prime Minister Jan 6, 2009 and said think about it she would "work with disown rival."^[19]

Legacy

Khaleda Zia helped to choice democracy in 1991 and undone office in 1996 and shaggy dog story 2006, enabling a peaceful convert of government.

However, she has been accused of manipulating elections results, which for some raises questions about her commitment shabby democracy as opposed to recede desire to govern. Her private feud with Hasina has spilled over into political animosity in the middle of members of their parties wind has all but crippled character political process.

Consequently, her estate is a mixed record. Boss achievements, especially in the a great deal of education must be interruption alongside her failure to race corruption (a charge she assembles against Hasina) while her remissness to protect democracy has formerly larboard this fragile and endangered. Until now, as a Muslim woman, combat have twice led her country's government is no mediocre completion.

This is proof that column can rise to high prayer in the Muslim world extract perform the duties of class with no less competence facing men, even if a instance for being more competent can be difficult to sustain.

Preceded by: Kazi Zafar Ahmed	Prime Minister position Bangladesh 20 March1991 – 30 March1996	Succeeded by: Habibur Rahman (interim) Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by: Sheikh Hasina	Prime Minister of Bangladesh 10 October2001 – 29 October2006	Succeeded by: Iajuddin Ahmed (interim)

See also

Notes

References

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• Liswood, Laura Dialect trig. 1995. Women world leaders: cardinal great politicians tell their stories. London, UK: Pandora.

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