Tarique Rahman

The Honourable

Tarique Rahman
The Honourable; Tarique Rahman
তারেক রহমান
	Rahman in 2026
11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 February 2026
President	Mohammed Shahabuddin
Preceded by	Muhammad Yunus (as Chief Adviser)
9th Leader of the House
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 February 2026
Preceded by	Sheikh Hasina
Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 January 2026; Acting: 8 February 2018 – 9 January 2026
General Secretary	Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
Preceded by	Khaleda Zia
Member of Parliament
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 February 2026
Preceded by	Mohammad A. Arafat
Constituency	Dhaka-17
Personal details
Born	20 November 1968 ; Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Spouse(s)	Zubaida Rahman (m. 1994)
Relations	Arafat Rahman (brother); Mahbub Ali Khan (father-in-law); Irene Khan (cousin-in-law);
Children	Zaima Rahman (daughter)
Mother	Khaleda Zia
Father	Ziaur Rahman
Relatives	See Majumder–Zia family
Residence	House No.196, Gulshan Avenue
Signature
Website	www.tariquerahman.info

Tarique Rahman^[a] (born 20 November 1968), better known natively as Tarique Zia,^[b] is a Bangladeshi politician who has been the prime minister of Bangladesh since February 2026.^[3]^[4] He is the eldest son of former Bangladeshi president Ziaur Rahman and the first female prime minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia.

Footnotes

↑ Bengali: তারেক রহমান, romanized: Tārēk Rôhômān, bn
↑ Bengali: তারেক জিয়া, romanized: Tārēk Jiẏā, bn

Citations

↑ "প্রধানমন্ত্রী তারেক রহমানের সংক্ষিপ্ত জীবনী" [Brief biography of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman]. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
↑ "Tarique submits wealth declaration revealing nearly Tk 20mn in assets, complete acquittal in 77 cases". bdnews24.com. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
↑ MacRae, Penelope; Ahmed, Redman (17 February 2026). "Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladeshi prime minister". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
↑ "Who will lead the BNP at the next election?". Dhaka Tribune. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

[3] Bengali: তারেক রহমান, romanized: Tārēk Rôhômān, bn

[4] Bengali: তারেক জিয়া, romanized: Tārēk Jiẏā, bn

[1] "প্রধানমন্ত্রী তারেক রহমানের সংক্ষিপ্ত জীবনী" [Brief biography of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman]. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.

[2] "Tarique submits wealth declaration revealing nearly Tk 20mn in assets, complete acquittal in 77 cases". bdnews24.com. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2026.

[5] MacRae, Penelope; Ahmed, Redman (17 February 2026). "Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladeshi prime minister". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

[6] "Who will lead the BNP at the next election?". Dhaka Tribune. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

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