Rounaq Jahan (Bengali: রওনক জাহান; born 2 March 1944) is a Bangladeshi political scientist, feminist leader and author.

[5] During her tenure at Dhaka University Jahan served several policymaking bodies established by the Government of Bangladesh in an advisory capacity in the fields of education, culture, rural development, women, and population.

[5] Jahan was the head of the Programme on Rural Women, Employment and Development Department at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland from 1985 to 1989.

[5] She was a member of the advisory board of Human Rights Watch in New York, the board of trustees of the Population Council, the international council of the Asia Society, and the advisory committee on rural development at the ILO.

[5] She is also a prolific author of articles published in edited books, academic journals, magazines and newspapers.