Rahman was appointed as the finance minister of the first BNP administration under President Ziaur Rahman, in which he served until 1981. Saifur Rahman prepared a record 12 budgets in Bangladesh; he has been praised for opening up Bangladesh's economy in the early 1990s and pioneering major economic reforms.
Saifur Rahman was appointed as finance minister of the first BNP administration under President Ziaur Rahman, holding the position until 1981. He prepared a remarkable 12 budgets in Bangladesh; he has been recognized for revitalizing Bangladesh's economy in the early 1990s and spearheading groundbreaking economic reforms.