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Tarique Rahman

Office verified

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Source: Cabinet Division, Government of Bangladesh

Prime Minister[1][2]

Serving in the Tarique Rahman ministry since 17 Feb 2026. 4 public offices on record since 2009.

In office
8 mos
Party
BNP
Offices
4

Verified on cabinet.gov.bd · checked 13 Oct 2026

Tarique Rahman became Prime Minister of Bangladesh on 17 February 2026. A leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, he was its Senior Joint Secretary General until 2009 and Senior Vice Chairman from 2009 to 2018.[3]

Overview

Current office

Verified

Prime Minister[1][2]

Tarique Rahman ministry

Since

17 Feb 2026

8 mos

Country
Bangladesh
Party
BNP[1][2]
First office on record
Senior Vice Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, 2009

Career

Record in public office

4 offices
  1. 17 Feb 2026 – present

    Prime Minister[1][2]

    Tarique Rahman ministryVerified
  2. 17 Feb 2026 – present

    Prime Minister; Minister in charge of the Cabinet Division, the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces Division[1][2]

    Tarique Rahman ministryVerified
  3. 2009 – 2018

    Senior Vice Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party[3]

    Sourced
  4. until 2009

    Senior Joint Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party[3]

    Sourced

In government

Serves with 26 colleagues

Full cabinet

Evidence

How this record is supported

Claims by status

6 claims · 3 sources

  • Verified 4
  • Sourced 2

Sources

  1. [1]
    Honourable Prime Minister and Ministers

    Cabinet Division, Government of BangladeshOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    Cabinet dominated by first-timers

    The Daily StarNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026

  3. [3]
    Tarique Rahman

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 17 Oct 2026

Cite this record

Govpedia. "Tarique Rahman." Prime Minister. Record gp:person/tarique-rahman, last checked 13 Oct 2026. IQGov. https://govpedia.org/person/tarique-rahman/