Tarique Rahman is a Bangladeshi politician serving as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The son of former President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, he directed the BNP during 17 years in exile in London. Returning in December 2025 after the 2024 uprising, Rahman led the BNP to a sweeping two-thirds parliamentary majority in the February 2026 general election. Sworn in on 17 February 2026, he succeeded Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, ending a transitional interim government and restoring elected BNP leadership.