Ruhul Kabir Rizvi
With the rank of a minister · Not an MP
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Ruhul Kabir Rizvi is Political Adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, with the rank of a Minister; since 4 March 2026 he has also been responsible for the Ministry of Industries. A lawyer and long-time party spokesperson, Rizvi has been acting secretary general of the BNP since 20 August 2026 and is a member of the party's national standing committee. He is not a member of parliament.
He was born on 7 January 1965 in Dhaka; his ancestral home is in Kurigram. He studied at Bogura Zilla School, Kurigram Government High School and Bogura Bangla School, and then at Rajshahi College and Rajshahi Government City College. From the University of Rajshahi he obtained MAs in two subjects, geography and environmental studies and history, and a bachelor's degree in law.
After his higher secondary education he entered student politics through the left-wing Biplobi Chhatra Union. When the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal was founded he joined it, becoming publicity secretary and then general secretary of its University of Rajshahi unit, and later served as central president of the Chhatra Dal. In 1989 he was elected vice-president (VP) of the Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RAKSU).
At the BNP's 6th national council on 19 March 2016 he was elected the party's senior joint secretary general, and for a long time he served as the party's spokesperson. In the 2026 election he was member secretary of the BNP's election management committee. On 15 August 2026 he became a member of the national standing committee, and on 20 August, when secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was elected President, he was given the post of acting secretary general of the party. His wife is Anjuman Ara.
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Sources: Wikipedia (Bangla), Wikipedia (English); the list of responsibilities is the Cabinet Division’s. Checked up to 16 September 2026. If you see a mistake, let us know.