Rahman is a barrister.
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. == Notes ==