Asma Bint Shibab al-Sulayhiyya was queen-consort (malika) of Yemen and co-ruler with her husband Ali Ibn Muhammad al-Sulayhi, the founder of the Sulayhi dynasty, from 1047 to 1066. Afterwards, she co-ruled with her son al-Mukarram and daughter-in-law Arwa until her death in 1087.
Queen of Ur
Ruled Egypt as regent 1021-1025
Baranamtarra was an ancient Mesopotamia businesswoman.
Babylonian high-priestess of the Moon God at Ur and founder of the world’s first museum.
Egyptian writer and women’s rights activist
Pakistani-British journalist and magazine founder/editor
Astronomer and writer
Sudanese singer-songwriter and recording artist Nancy Agag combines songs from older Sudanese musicians with her own compositions.
Queen Soraya Tarzi of Afghanistan pushed to modernise the country from the 1920s onward, promoting freedoms and rights for women.