Zaima Rahman

Zaima Zarnaz Rahman (born 26 October 1995), better known as Zaima Rahman, is a barrister and the only daughter of Tarique Rahman, the Prime minister of Bangladesh. She is the granddaughter of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and former President Ziaur Rahman.

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.

Rahman went to the International School Dhaka before moving to the United Kingdom. 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.

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. 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.

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. She was part of a BNP delegation that included Mirza Fakhrul and Amir Khasru. 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.

On 25 December 2025, she returned to Bangladesh with her parents. During the 2026 Bangladesh national election, she rigorously campaigned on behalf of her father in Dhaka-17.

Zaima has been seen attending high-level talks and meetings, including important diplomatic engagement alongside her father, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.