| Mohammad Abdur Razzaque | |
| Native Name: | মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রাজ্জাক |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Office: | Minister of Agriculture |
| Term Start: | 7 January 2019 |
| Term End: | 11 January 2024 |
| Primeminister: | Sheikh Hasina |
| Predecessor: | Matia Chowdhury |
| Successor: | Abdus Shahid[1] |
| Constituency Mp1: | Tangail-1 |
| Parliament: | Bangladesh |
| Term Start1: | 28 October 2001 |
| Term End1: | 6 August 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | Abul Hasan Chowdhury |
| Office2: | Minister of Food |
| Term Start2: | September 2012 |
| Term End2: | January 2014 |
| Successor2: | Kamrul Islam [2] |
| Office3: | Minister of Food and Disaster Management |
| Term Start3: | 6 January 2009 |
| Term End3: | September 2012 |
| Predecessor3: | M M Shawkat Ali |
| Successor3: | Qamrul Islam |
| Birth Date: | 1950 2, df=yes |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Party: | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Relatives: | Shamshun Nahar Chapa (sister)[3] |
| Occupation: | Politician, agriculturalist |
Mohammad Abdur Razzaque (bn|মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রাজ্জাক|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. 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.[6] 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]
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. He has further studied in East Angelia University-UK & participated in several training programs at home and abroad.[6]
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]
In the 6 point, 11 point, and anti-Ayub movement, Razzaque took an essential part.[6] He was a company commander in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. He is one of the freedom fighters in Tangail Zila.
Razzaque started his political career in student life. He was elected the Vice President of the student union of Bangladesh Agricultural University.[6] 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]