Prime Minister Tarek Rahman on list of 500 most influential Muslims

As the head of the country's new government, in recognition of his important role in political and administrative leadership, he has been included for the first time in the ‘Political’ or political personalities category of ‘The Muslim 500’. Others on the list include Bangladesh's renowned human rights activist, researcher and one of the founders of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), Dr. Hamida Hossain; she has been regularly on this list for her long-standing contribution to establishing women's rights and democratic values.

Earlier, in the 2026 edition, Dr. Muhammad Yunus was ranked 50th among the top 50 as the chief adviser of the interim government, but his name is not in the 2027 edition. According to the publication, the list is prepared on the basis of the power to exert political, ideological, cultural and financial influence over nearly 2.2 billion Muslims in the world; according to the list's rules, only the top 50 are ranked sequentially from 1 to 50. The remaining 450 are included without ranking in a total of 13 different categories, including politics, theology, social service, business, science and culture; in this edition, all three selected from Bangladesh have been placed in the main unranked list of 450.