Khaleda Zia | |
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খালেদা জিয়া | |
 Khaleda in 2010 | |
| 9th Prime Minister of Bangladesh | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Latifur Rahman (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Iajuddin Ahmed (Acting) |
| In office 20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Kazi Zafar Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Habibur Rahman (Acting) |
| Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| In office 10 May 1984 – 30 December 2025 | |
| General Secretary | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury (1984–1990) Abdus Salam Talukder (1990–1996) Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan (1996–2007) Khandaker Delwar Hossain (2007–2011) Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir (2011–2025) |
| Preceded by | Abdus Sattar |
| Succeeded by | Tarique Rahman |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 29 December 2008 – 9 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Hasina |
| Succeeded by | Rowshan Ershad |
| In office 23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Hasina |
| Succeeded by | Sheikh Hasina |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 20 March 1991 – 15 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Zafar Imam |
| Succeeded by | Sayeed Iskander |
| Constituency | Feni-1 |
| In office 29 December 2008 – 9 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sayeed Iskander |
| Succeeded by | Shirin Akhter |
| Constituency | Feni-1 |
| In office 1 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Zafar Imam |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar |
| Constituency | Bogra-6 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Khaleda Khanam Putul 15 August 1946 Jalpaiguri, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 30 December 2025 (aged 79) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party (1979–2025) |
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| Children | |
| Mother | Taiyaba Majumder |
| Father | Iskandar Majumder |
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Begum Khaleda Zia (Bengali: খালেদা জিয়া; (15 August 1946 – 30 December 2025) was Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996, and also from 2001 to 2006. She was the first woman Prime Minister in Bangladesh. Zia is the widow of assassinated President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rehman. She lead the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) from 1984 until her death in 2025. She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and the second female prime minister in the Muslim world after Benazir Bhutto.
On 23 November 2025, Zia was hospitalised in "very critical" condition and was taken to a hospital in Dhaka. On 30 December 2025, Zia died from a long-illness.
