Zubaida Rahman

Zubaida Rahman
জোবাইদা রহমান
Zubaida Rahman Khan in 2026
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded byM. A. Wazed Miah
Personal details
BornZubaida Khan
(1972-06-18) June 18, 1972
Sylhet, Bangladesh
Spouse
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(m. 1994)​
ChildrenZaima Rahman
Parents
Relatives
Alma materDhaka Medical College
Imperial College London
OccupationPhysician
Websitezubaidarahman.net

Zubaida Rahman (Bengali: জোবাইদা রহমান, née Khan) is a Bangladeshi physician, and the wife of prime minister Tarique Rahman.[1][2]

Personal life

Zubaida Khan was born in Sylhet. She is the daughter of Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan, who was Chief of the Naval Staff of Bangladesh during the government of Ziaur Rahman and Minister of Communications and Agriculture in the government of Hussain Muhammad Ershad.[3]

Zubaida's uncle is General M. A. G. Osmani, the commander-in-chief of Bangladesh's war of independence. She is also the cousin of Amnesty International's former Secretary General Irene Khan.[4]

Zubaida married Tarique Rahman on 3 February 1994.[5][6][7] After Tarique's release from prison in 2008, she took a study leave and went to London with him.[7][8] In May 2025, after the fall of the Hasina government, she returned to Bangladesh.[9]

Career

In 1995, Zubaida joined the public health cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) as a doctor.[6][10] After moving to London in 2008, she studied medicine post-graduate at Imperial College London.[11] The Awami League government cancelled her job in September 2014.[12] In 2016, Sheikh Hasina praised Zubaida Rahman, endorsing her potential as a promising political figure.[13]

In May 2025, after returning from a 17-year exile, she was rumored to be reinstated to her position in government service.[14][15]

Prosecution

In 2007, Zubaida received a three-year prison term in connection with a corruption case initiated by the Anti Corruption Commission.[16][17] Her husband's family members and two top leaders of BNP were convicted in the corruption case, but despite Zubaida's leadership of the party, she never participated in the National Assembly elections or was seen directly in politics.[2][4] In October 2024, her jail term was suspended.[18][19] On May 28, 2025, the High Court overturned her conviction on appeal.[20][21]

References

  1. ^ "Supreme Court says petitions of 'fugitive' Zubaida, wife of Tarique, cannot be heard". bdnews24.com. 2 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b আলোচনায় ডা. জোবাইদা রহমান. Ekushey Television (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Mahbub Ali Khan". The Daily Star. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b আলোচনায় ডা. জোবাইদা. Jugantor (in Bengali). 13 November 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Personal life". Tarique Rahman. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Tarique's wife Zubaida fired from work". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Tarique's wife may lose job". Dhaka Tribune. 8 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Tarique quits party post, flies to UK". The Daily Star. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Dr Zubaida returns home after 17 years of exile in London". The Daily Observer. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Zubaida returns after 17 years in exile". The Financial Express. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  11. ^ "After 17 years, Dr Zubaida returns home in emotional reunion". The Business Standard. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Tarique's wife terminated from job". Prothom Alo. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  13. ^ "PM praises Tarique's wife Zubaida". Dhaka Tribune. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Dr Zubaida Rahman to get back government Job". banglanews24.com. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Zubaida getting back govt job". The Daily Observer. 7 May 2025. Archived from the original on 9 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  16. ^ "HC to hear Zubaida's plea against graft case Apr 22". The Daily Star. 16 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Trial in case against Tarique, Zubaida starts". Prothom Alo. 13 April 2023. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Govt suspends Zubaida Rahman's jail term for 1 year in graft case". Prothom Alo. 3 October 2024. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Sentence of BNP acting chairman's wife Dr Zubaida Rahman suspended". The Business Standard. 2 October 2024.
  20. ^ "HC overturns graft convictions of Tarique, Zubaida". The Business Standard. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  21. ^ "BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, his wife Zubaida acquitted in ACC graft case". bdnews24.com. 28 May 2025. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
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