Benazir Bhutto - Muslim Female Leader is the biography of Benazir Bhutto. She was a Pakistani politician who chaired the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), a centre-left political party in Pakistan. Bhutto was the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state, having twice been Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988-1990; 1993-1996). Bhutto was sworn in for the first time in 1988 at the age of 35, but was removed from office 20 months later under the order of then-president Ghulam Ishaq Khan on grounds of alleged corruption. In 1993 Bhutto was re-elected but was again removed in 1996 on similar charges. Bhutto returned to Pakistan on October 18, 2007, after reaching an understanding with President Pervez Musharraf by which she was granted amnesty and all corruption charges were withdrawn. She was assassinated on December 27, 2007. Benazir Bhutto - Muslim Female Leader is highly recommended for those interested in learning more about this admired woman.

Women leaders of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have powerfully influenced the course of major political events and have spearheaded social change on an international scale. Some women were elected to public office and others were appointed to key positions in government. Some were leaders who served in the private sector. All were products of their times and made an indelible mark on those times. Book jacket.

"Issues on woman, according to Islam; illustrated with an allegorical trial of Benazir Bhutto, prime minister of Pakistan by an Islamic tribunal"--OCLC

A biography of the first female leader of a Muslim country, chronicling her rise to power in Pakistan and her struggle to establish democratic reforms, including more rights for women.

Examines the life of Benazir Bhutto against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment.