Toujan al-Faisal
Jordanian television journalist and human rights advocate. She became the first female member of the Jordanian Parliament.
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Fatima Jinnah
Fatima Jinnah was a prominent Pakistani politician and served as the Leader of the Opposition in Pakistan from 1960 until her passing in 1967.
Libbāli-šarrat
Queen of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 600s BCE
Julia Domna
Roman empress
Sayyida Shirin
Regent of most of Jibal during the minority of her son, Majd al-Dawla (r. 997–1029), and served as de facto ruler during his reign.
Tomyris
Queen of the Massagetae who defeated and killed Cyrus the Great
Pari Khan Khanum
Daughter of Shah Tahmasp, Pari Khan Khanum took on a political role during her father’s reign, helping him to rule during his last years of illness in 1500s Iran.
Boran
Boran was a Sasanian queen of Iran from 630-32.
Wafika Sultan Al-Essa
Described as a pioneer of modern art in Qatar, Wafika Sultan Al-Essa is one of the first women in the country to study art and be a professional artist in the modern era.
Fatimah Rifaat
Egyptian writer