Zaima Rahman
Bangladeshi barrister and politician
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Zaima Zarnaz Rahman[a] (born 26 October 1995),[2] better known as Zaima Rahman, is a barrister and the only daughter of Tarique Rahman, the Prime minister of Bangladesh.[3][4] She is the granddaughter of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and former President Ziaur Rahman.[5][6]
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26 October 1995
Zaima Rahman | |
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| জাইমা রহমান | |
Rahman in 2026 | |
| Born | Zaima Zarnaz Rahman 26 October 1995 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Citizenship | Bangladesh[1] |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Parent(s) | Tarique Rahman (father)
Zubaida Rahman (mother) |
| Relatives |
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| Family | Majumder-Zia family |
Early life and education
Rahman grew up at her grandmother's Dhaka Cantonment residence before moving to London after her father was arrested and released on bail in 2008.[3][7][8]
Rahman went to the International School Dhaka before moving to the UK.[9] She obtained her law degree from Queen Mary University of London and later received her Bar-at-law certification from the Lincoln's Inn in 2019.[3]
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Career
Rahman is a barrister.[10]
Politics
Rahman first received media attention when she accompanied her grandmother, Khaleda Zia, to the voting centre in the 2001 Bangladeshi national elections, where her grandmother's party won a landslide victory.[11] She came to national attention after Awami League minister Murad Hasan made a number of derogatory remarks against her. He was later forced to resign, and an arrest warrant was issued against him for defamation.[12][13][14]
After the July Revolution, Rahman took a more prominent role and frequently represented her father at various events. She attended the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., on behalf of her father.[15] She was part of a BNP delegation that included Mirza Fakhrul and Amir Khasru.[15] During that visit, Rahman met with former South Carolina governor and former executive director of the World Food Programme David Beasley, former assistant secretary of state at the US Department of State Robert A. Destro, and Rebekah Wagner, head of the US Women's Fellowship Foundation.[16][17] On 23 November 2025, Rahman attended her first meeting for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, where party leaders Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, along with a team of European representatives, also attended.[18][19]
On 25 December 2025, she returned to Bangladesh with her parents.[20] During the 2026 Bangladesh national election, she rigorously campaigned on behalf of her father in Dhaka-17.[21]
Zaima has been seen attending high-level talks and meetings, including important diplomatic engagement alongside her father, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.[22]
Notes
- Bengali: জাইমা জারনাজ রহমান, romanized: Jāimā Jārnāj Rôhômān, pronounced [ˈd͡ʒai̯ma ˈd͡ʒaɾnad͡ʒ ˈɾɔɦoman]
