COMMANDER // 1946–2025
Khaleda Zia
First Lady of BangladeshBritish Raj1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1946 – 2025
Active service 1991 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 45.
Profile
Begum Khaleda Zia was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and the second female prime minister in the Muslim world after Benazir Bhutto. She was the wife of the former president of Bangladesh and army chief, Ziaur Rahman. She was the longest serving chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) from 1984 until her death in 2025.
Battles (1)
1991
Hundred-Hour Ground WarGulf War · Coalition