Abdur Razzak

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. He served as Minister of Food and Disaster Management from 2009 to 2012 and then as Minister of Food until 2013. He became the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Finance in 2014. He has also been serving as a presidium member of the Bangladesh Awami League since 2016.

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

Early life and career Abdur Razzaque was born on 1 February 1950 in Musuddi village of Tangail subdivision, East Bengal, Pakistan (now Dhanbari Upazila, 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 in the US, 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 at East Anglia University in the UK and participated in several training programs at home and abroad.

Contribution in Liberation War 1971 In the 6 point, 11 point, and anti-Ayub movements, Razzaque took an essential part. 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.

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, Razzaque was detained in October 2024 by the Detective Branch.

Served Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (former director) Bangladesh Agronomist Institution (secretary general) 1996–97