Tanzil Rahman

Rahman was born in Canberra,^[4] Australian Capital Territory, Australia and was raised, from the age of two-years-old, in Karama,^[1] in the northeast of Darwin, Northern Territory. Rahman's grandparents emigrated to Australia from East Pakistan (now known as Bangladesh) as a result of the Bangladesh Liberation War.^[1]

He attended Sanderson Primary and High School.^[1] Rahman graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Economics and Laws^[5] before gaining a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Oxford,^[4][5][1] having studied in the School of Geography.^[1]

From August 2023 to January 2024,^[6] Rahman was a member of the Northern Territory Labor Party and had sought pre-selection as the party's candidate for the seat of Wanguri,^[6] which was held by the party's former Deputy Chief Minister, Nicole Manison, who did not contest her seat.^[6] Having not received a response regarding his candidacy inquiry, Rahman resigned his membership from the party.^[6] In March 2024, just months after his resignation from Labor, Rahman was announced as the Country Liberal Party's candidate for Fong Lim (167 days before the election).^[7][6]