Mohammad Abdur Razzaque

This article is about a former Agriculture Minister of Bangladesh. For the former Water Resources Minister of Bangladesh, see Abdur Razzaq (politician, born 1942).
For other people with the same name, see Abdur Razzaq (disambiguation).

Mohammad Abdur Razzaque
মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রাজ্জাক
Razzaque in 2011
Minister of Agriculture
In office
7 January 2019 – 11 January 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMatia Chowdhury
Succeeded byAbdus Shahid[1]
Member of Parliament
for Tangail-1
In office
28 October 2001 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byAbul Hasan Chowdhury
Minister of Food
In office
September 2012 – January 2014
Succeeded byKamrul Islam [2]
Minister of Food and Disaster Management
In office
6 January 2009 – September 2012
Preceded byM M Shawkat Ali
Succeeded byQamrul Islam
Personal details
Born (1950-02-01) 1 February 1950 (age 74)
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
RelativesShamshun Nahar Chapa (sister)[3]
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician, agriculturalist

Mohammad Abdur Razzaque (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রাজ্জাক, romanized: Mohammod Abdur Razzak; born 1 February 1950) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-1 constituency during 2001–2024.[4] He was the Minister of Agriculture of Bangladesh.[5][6] He served as Minister of Food and Disaster Management from 2009 to 2012 and then, as Minister of Food until 2013.[4] He has been the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Finance since 2014.[7] He has also been serving as a presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League since 2016.[8]

Razzaque was also the head of the Election Manifesto sub-committee of Bangladesh Awami League for the 11th Bangladeshi general election in 2018.[9]

Early life and career

Abdur Razzaque was born on 1 February 1950 in Musuddi village of Tangail subdivision, East Pakistan (now Dhanbari Upazila, Tangail District, Bangladesh) to Jalal Uddin and Rezia Khatun.[10][11] He has distinctively completed graduation with honors from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in 1971 and also completed post graduation in 1972 from the same campus. From Purdue University, USA, he achieved his PhD in 1983.[12] He is one among the very few experts on this land on Farming System Research and Sustainable Rural Agricultural Development.[citation needed] He has further studied in East Angelia University-UK & participated in several training programs at home and abroad.[4]

Razzaque started his career by joining Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) as a scientific officer and ended as the chief scientific officer in 2001.[13]

Contribution in Liberation War 1971

In the 6 point, 11 point, and anti-Ayub movement, Razzaque took an essential part.[4] He was a company commander in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.[citation needed] He is one of the freedom fighters in Tangail Zila.

Political career

Razzaque started his political career in student life. He was elected the Vice President of the student union of Bangladesh Agricultural University.[4] He was also the President of Bangladesh Student League, BAU unit.[13]

Razzaque was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Tangail-1 in 2001. He has also served as the Agricultural Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League for many years before being elected as a Presidium Member in the National Council of the party held in October, 2016.[14][15][16] He was appointed Minister of Food and Disaster Management in 2009. After the ministry was split in two in 2012, he continued as Minister of Food until 2013.[17][18]

Served

References

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  12. ^ "Distinguished Agriculture Alumni Award 2013: Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, PhD '83". ConnectionsNow!. Purdue University College of Agriculture. 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Life Sketch of Honorable Minister, Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque" (PDF). UNICEF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  14. ^ "List of Members of 8th Parliament of Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangsad" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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