Zaynab al-Nafzawiyya
Moroccan queen
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Malak Hifni Nasif
Egyptian women’s rights activist
Arwa al-Sulayhi
Arwa al-Sulayhi of Yemen was queen consort from 1067 until his death in 1084, holding increasing power as he retreated from public life due to paralysation. At her husband’s death, she became regent for their son Ali Abd al-Mustansir until his death in 1094, and became queen in her own right.
Asma Bint Shibab al-Sulayhiyya
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.
Sitt al-Mulk
Ruled Egypt as regent 1021-1025
Aisha Taymur
Egyptian writer and women’s rights activist
Fátima de Madrid
Astronomer and writer
Shajar al-Durr
Shajar al-Durr rose from being a child slave to ruling as a sultana in Egypt.
Soraya Tarzi
Queen Soraya Tarzi of Afghanistan pushed to modernise the country from the 1920s onward, promoting freedoms and rights for women.
Mah Chuchak Begum
Mah Chuchak Begum was a wife of the second Mughal emperor Humayun who took over Kabul and rode into battle with her troops.