He earned his B.Sc. Administration (Accounting) from the University of Ghana and then pursued graduate studies at the University of Waikato (New Zealand) where he earned a Master of Management Studies and PhD in Accounting. Dr Rahaman also holds the CPA (Australia) and CGA (Alberta) designations. He held academic positions at the University of New England (Australia) and the University of Otago (New Zealand) for a combined period of almost five years prior to joining the Haskayne School of Business.