Zaima Rahman

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Zaima Rahman
জাইমা রহমান
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Rahman in 2019
Born
Zaima Zarnaz Rahman

(1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 30)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
CitizenshipFlag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
Alma mater
Occupation Barrister
Parent(s) Tarique Rahman (father)
Zubaida Rahman (mother)
Relatives
Family Majumder-Zia family

Zaima Zarnaz Rahman [a] (born 26 October 1995), [1] better known as Zaima Rahman, is a Bangladeshi barrister, and the only daughter of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman. [2] [3] She is the granddaughter of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and former President Ziaur Rahman. [4]

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Early life

Zaima Rahman grew up at her grandmother's Dhaka Cantonment residence, before eventually moving to London after her father was arrested and released on bail in 2008. [2] [5] [6]

Education

Rahman obtained a law degree from Queen Mary University of London and later received her Bar-at-Law certification from Lincoln's Inn in 2019. [2]

Career

After obtaining her law degree, Rahman is now a barrister based in London. [7]

Politics

She 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 would win a landslide victory. [8]

Rahman first 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 also issued against him for defamation. [9] [10] [11]

After the July Revolution, she 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. [12] She was part of a BNP delegation which included Mirza Fakhrul and Amir Khasru. [12] During that visit, Zaima met with former South Carolina governor and former executive director of the World Food Program 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. [13] [14]

On 23 Nov 2025, Zaima attended her first meeting for Bangladesh Nationalist Party, where party leaders, Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, and a European representatives' team also attended. [15] [16]

Notes

  1. ↑ Bengali: জাইমা জারনাজ রহমান, romanized: Jāimā Jārnāj Rôhômān, pronounced [ˈd͡ʒai̯maˈd͡ʒaɾnad͡ʒˈɾɔɦoman]

References

  1. ↑ Amin, Ruhul (26 October 2022). জাইমা রহমানের জন্মদিনে সোশ্যাল মিডিয়ায় শুভেচ্ছার বার্তা. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Zaima to represent father Tarique at National Prayer Breakfast in Washington". The Financial Express. UNB. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  3. ↑ "'There is no end to scientific research'". The Daily Star. UNB. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Zaima Rahman arrives in DC to attend National Prayer Breakfast". Dhaka Tribune. BSS. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  5. ↑ "Khaleda meets Tarique in London". The Daily Star. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Tarique quits party post, flies to UK". The Daily Star. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  7. ↑ "Zaima Rahman thrilled having grandmother at London home". The Business Standard. BSS. 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  8. ↑ "Zaima Rahman thrilled having grandmother at London home". The Business Standard. 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  9. ↑ "Defaming Zaima Rahman: Arrest warrant issued against ex-state minister Murad". The Daily Star . August 21, 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  10. ↑ "Murad quits as state minister, stripped of dist AL post". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  11. ↑ "Arrest warrants issued against former state minister Murad". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  12. 1 2 "Zaima Rahman reaches Washington to attend National Prayer Breakfast". United News of Bangladesh . Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  13. ↑ "Zaima Rahman meets US leader Rebekah Wagner". banglanews24.com . 8 February 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "BNP delegation led by Zaima meets former South Carolina Governor David Beasley". United News of Bangladesh . 6 February 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Zaima Rahman joins BNP meeting for first time". The Business Standard . UNB. November 25, 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  16. ↑ "Zaima Rahman makes first appearance at BNP meeting". Dhaka Tribune . Retrieved 2025-11-26.

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