Tarique Rahman

Tarique Rahman (Tarique Zia) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the prime minister-designate of Bangladesh, leader of the house, chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and member of Parliament (MP) for Dhaka-17 since 2026. He was born on 20 November 1965 in Dacca, East Pakistan. He belongs to a notable Bengali family of Muslim Mandals hailing from Bagbari in Gabtali, Bogura District. Rahman married Zubaida Rahman on 3 February 1994, a physician and the youngest daughter of Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan, former Chief of Naval Staff of the Bangladesh Navy.