Female Prime Minister: A historic moment has come in Japan when the Parliament here elected Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first woman Prime Minister. The 64-year-old leader of the Liberal Democratic Party secured 237 votes in the Lower House and easily crossed the majority mark in the 465-seat House. Sanae Takaichi will now replace Shigeru Ishiba. Meanwhile, let us know in which countries women have become Prime Ministers and also how many countries of Asia are involved in this.

female prime minister in asia

Let us tell you that in 14 countries in Asia, women have reached the post of Prime Minister or Head of Government. Sri Lanka’s name comes first in this list. Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka not only became the first female Prime Minister of Asia, but also became the first female Prime Minister of the world to lead the government. He served Sri Lanka thrice. 1960–1965, 1970–1977 and 1994–2000.

With this, Indira Gandhi became the first woman Prime Minister of India in 1966. After this, Benazir Bhutto took over the post of Prime Minister in Pakistan in 1988 and Khaleda Zia in Bangladesh in 1991. After this Sheikh Hasina became the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Apart from this, in 1993 Tansu Chillar served as the first and only female Prime Minister of Türkiye. In 1969, Golda Meir became the first female Prime Minister of Israel. Along with this, from 2016 to 2021, Aung San Suu Kyi served as the State Counselor of Myanmar, which is similar to the post of Prime Minister. The names of remaining countries include Thailand, Singapore, Nepal, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan and Indonesia.

Women Prime Ministers of countries other than Asia

In 2022, Georgia Meloni became the first female Prime Minister of Italy. Apart from these, Mette Frederiks is the second woman to lead Denmark in 2019. With this, in 2021, Kaja Kallas has taken over as the Prime Minister of Estonia. Along with this, Katrin Jacobsdottir served as the female Prime Minister of Iceland and was also the President of the Council of United Nations Women World Leaders. In 2021, Robina Nbabanja took over as Prime Minister, while Evelyn Weaver Croes was the Prime Minister of Aruba from 2017 to 2025. If we talk about Samoa, in 2021 Fiame Naomi Matafa served as the first woman Prime Minister.

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Sushila Karki: Former Nepal Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as an interim Prime Minister on Friday. President Ramchandra Paudel administered him the oath of office and secrecy at a special ceremony held at Sheetal Niwas. Vice President Ramsahay Yadav, Chief Justice Prakash Singh Rawat, government officials, army and security chiefs as well as members of the diplomatic community were present during this period.

Heads of both houses of Parliament did not attend the swearing -in ceremony of Nepal’s interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki. Despite being sent from Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire and the President of the Rashtriya Sabha Narayan Dahal boycotted the ceremony. Ghimire is an MP from CPN UML (Oli’s party), while Dahal CPN comes from the Maoist Center (Prachanda’s party). Both leaders are opposing the decision to dissolve Parliament. After taking oath, President Ramchandra Paudel told Karki, “Now save the country, be successful.” Karki did not respond to this and went ahead by saying thanks only.

‘The purpose of saving the constitution and maintaining national unity’
President Paudel appointed Karki as Prime Minister using constitutional rights. At the same time, the interim government was entrusted with the responsibility of conducting general elections within six months. The move was taken after the recent Gen Z movement and the decision of fracturing Parliament. Although there was a proposal to form a three -member cabinet, the ministerial posts could not be agreed. In such a situation, Sushila Karki will temporarily take charge of all the ministries.

Who was in the race besides Sushila Karki?
Long meetings were held before the 73 -year -old Karki had agreed on the name. Gen Z faction, President and Army Chief were also involved in these meetings. Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah and former head of Nepal Electricity Authority, Kurtman Ghising were also included in the race for the interim Prime Minister. But Balen Shah himself denied this post.

Why did Gen Z agree in Karki’s name
Sushila Karki has been Nepal’s first woman Chief Justice. During his tenure, he took a tough stance against corruption, making them popular among the youth. This is the reason that angry with the old system, Gen Z agitators accepted him as an interim Prime Minister.

Will Gen Z representative join the government?
At present, according to reports, representatives of GEN Z agitators will not directly join the government. However, they will monitor the interim government and keep an eye on the fact that decisions should be taken on the future of the youth.

Gen-Z protesters’ terms

• General elections in 6 to 12 months : The first demand of the agitators was that general elections should be held in the country as soon as possible, so that the public can choose the government of their choice. Karki has accepted it.
• Parliament dissolved: Nepal’s Parliament was dissolved under pressure from GEN-Z protesters and now the command of power is in the hands of Sushila Karki.
• Construction of Civil-Sensies Government: The agitators had proposed that both citizens and the army should be represented in the government. Karki has also accepted this demand.
• Reinnces on corruption: The protesters said that the movement was not only against social media ban, but corruption is the main reason. He proposed to form a powerful judicial commission to investigate the property of old parties and leaders.
• Independent investigation into violence: A fair and independent investigation of the violence during the movement was also demanded. Sushila Karki has agreed to this so that the victims can get justice.