Mohammad Abdur Razzaque (born 1 February 1950) is a Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent

Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...

. He is also the incumbent

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

member representing

Tangail-1 Tangail-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2001 by Abdur Razzak of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhanbari Dhanbari ( bn, ধনবাড়ী) is a ...

constituency since 2001. He served as Minister of Food and Disaster Management from 2009 to 2012 and then, as Minister of Food until 2013. He has been the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Finance since 2014. He has also been serving as a presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League since 2016. Razzaque was also the head of the Election Manifesto sub-committee of Bangladesh Awami League for the 11th Bangladeshi general election in 2018.

Early life and career

Razzaque was born on 1 February 1950 in Musuddi village of Tangail subdivision, East Pakistan (now

Dhanbari Upazila Dhanbari ( bn, ধনবাড়ী) is an upazila under Tangail District in the division of Dhaka. It was formed in 2006 by the efforts of Fakir Mahbub Anam Swapan,Central BNP leader who contest in the constituency Tangail-1 (Madhupur -Dhanbari ...

, Tangail District, Bangladesh) to Jalal Uddin and Rezia Khatun. 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 Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

, USA, he achieved his PhD in 1983. He is one among the very few experts on this land on Farming System Research and Sustainable Rural Agricultural Development. He has further studied in East Angelia University-UK & participated in several training programs at home and abroad. Razzaque started his career by joining Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) as a scientific officer and ended as the chief scientific officer in 2001.

Contribution in Liberation War 1971

In the 6 point, 11 point and anti-Ayub movement, Razzak took an essential part. He was a company commander in the 1971

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

. 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. He was also the President of Bangladesh Student League, BAU unit. Razzaque was first elected as the Member of Parliament for

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. 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.

Served

* Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (former director) * Bangladesh Agronomist Institution (secretary general) of in 1996–97

References

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