Mohammad Abdur Razzaque | |
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মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রাজ্জাক | |
Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 7 January 2019 – 11 January 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Matia Chowdhury |
Succeeded by | Abdus Shahid[1] |
Member of Parliament for Tangail-1 | |
In office 28 October 2001 – 6 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Abul Hasan Chowdhury |
Minister of Food | |
In office September 2012 – January 2014 | |
Succeeded by | Kamrul Islam [2] |
Minister of Food and Disaster Management | |
In office 6 January 2009 – September 2012 | |
Preceded by | M M Shawkat Ali |
Succeeded by | Qamrul Islam |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 February 1950 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Relatives | Shamshun Nahar Chapa (sister)[3] |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Politician, agriculturalist |
Mohammad Abdur Razzaque (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]