Khaleda Zia

Khaleda Zia
খালেদা জিয়া
Khaleda in 2011
10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
In office 10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
President	Shahabuddin Ahmed Badruddoza Chowdhury Iajuddin Ahmed
Preceded by	Latifur Rahman (Acting)
Succeeded by	Iajuddin Ahmed (Acting)
In office 20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
President	Shahabuddin Ahmed (Acting) Abdur Rahman Biswas
Preceded by	Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Succeeded by	Muhammad Habibur Rahman (Acting)
Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 May 1984
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–)
Preceded by	Abdus Sattar
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 Jalpaiguri, Bengal Presidency, British India
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party (1979–present)
Other political affiliations	Four Party Alliance (2001–2011) 18 Party Alliance (2011–present) Jatiya Oikya Front (2018–present)
Spouse(s)	Ziaur Rahman ​ (m. 1960⁠–⁠1981)​
Children	Tarique Arafat
Mother	Taiyaba Majumder
Father	Iskandar Majumder
Relatives	Sayeed Iskander (brother) Khurshid Jahan (sister) Shahrin Islam Tuhin (nephew) Saiful Islam Duke (nephew)

Begum Khaleda Zia (Bengali: খালেদা জিয়া; born 1945) is a former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She was Prime Minister 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 leads his old political party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).