Mohammad Abdur Razzaque
Bangladeshi politician (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mohammad Abdur Razzaque (born 1 February 1950) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the incumbent Member of Parliament from Tangail-1 constituency since 2001.[3] He was the Minister of Agriculture of Bangladesh.[4][5] He served as Minister of Food and Disaster Management from 2009 to 2012 and then, as Minister of Food until 2013.[3] He has been the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Finance since 2014.[6] He has also been serving as a presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League since 2016.[7]
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 | |
Assumed office 28 October 2001 | |
Preceded by | Abul Hasan Chowdhury |
Constituency | Tangail-1 |
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 | (1950-02-01) 1 February 1950 (age 74) |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Politician, agriculturalist |
Abdur Razzaque was also the head of the Election Manifesto sub-committee of Bangladesh Awami League for the 11th Bangladeshi general election in 2018.[8]