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Saturday | November 14, 2026 | Dhaka

Tarique among 500 influential Muslim leaders

 Staff Reporter
 Published: 12:05 AM, 14 November 2026

The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC), a Jordan-based research institution, has published a list of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world. Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman, has been featured on this prestigious list.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has been included in the ‘Political’ category of ‘The Muslim 500’. In the national parliamentary election held in Bangladesh on February 12, 2026, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) – led by Tarique Rahman – secured a two-thirds majority, returning the party to state power.

Following the conclusion of the interim government’s tenure, he assumed office as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. His inclusion in this category serves as recognition of his significant role in the country’s political and administrative leadership as the head of the new government.

Also featured on the list is Dr. Hamida Hossain, a renowned Bangladeshi human rights activist, researcher, and one of the founders of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK). She has consistently appeared on this list due to her long-standing contributions toward establishing women’s rights and democratic values.

According to the publication, the list is compiled based on an individual’s capacity to exert political, ideological, cultural, or financial influence over the world’s approximately 2.2 billion Muslims.

Under the criteria for the list, only the top 50 individuals are ranked numerically (from 1 to 50). The remaining 450 individuals are not ranked; instead, they are categorized across 13 distinct fields, including politics, theology, social work, business, science, and culture. In this year’s edition, all three individuals selected from Bangladesh appear within this unranked group of 450.