In November 1988 she was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head a modern Islamic nation
In 
1986 Benazir returned to Pakistan, and on 16 November 1988 the PPP won the 
... Nawaz Sharif and his party, Pakistan Muslim League N, superseded... [DOC] [TLE] Benazir Bhutto - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] She was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1988, only to be deposed 20 ... of 
becoming the first female head of government of an Islamic state in modern times 
... Bhutto's PPP won the single largest bloc of seats in the National Assembly.