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'''Nahim Razzaq''' ({{lang-bn|নাহিম রাজ্জাক}};  born 7 February 1981)<ref name="amarmp" /> is a Bangladeshi politician and member of the [[Bangladesh Awami League]]. He has been elected for the consecutive third time as a member of parliament at the Bangladesh Parliament from Shariatpur-3 constituency.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english?csrt=17756672543496616178 |title=List of 11th Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> Nahim is currently a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/parliamentary-business/committees/list-of-committees/name-of-committees-for-11th-parliament-english?id=4234&csrt=17756672543496616178 |title=Standing Committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref>  He received the [[Junior Chamber International]]- [[The Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP)|Top 10 Outstanding Youth Person (TOYP)]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/aug/31/jci-awards-ten-outstanding-young-persons |title=Meet the 2015 JCI 10 outstanding Bangladeshi youths |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=31 August 2015}}</ref> award in 2015 in Bangladesh.
'''Nahim Razzaq''' ({{lang-bn|নাহিম রাজ্জাক}};  born 7 February 1981)<ref name="amarmp" /> is a Bangladeshi politician and member of the [[Bangladesh Awami League]]. He has been elected for the consecutive third time as a member of parliament at the Bangladesh Parliament from Shariatpur-3 constituency.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english?csrt=17756672543496616178 |title=List of 11th Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref> Nahim is currently a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/parliamentary-business/committees/list-of-committees/name-of-committees-for-11th-parliament-english?id=4234&csrt=17756672543496616178 |title=Standing Committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref>  He received the [[Junior Chamber International]]- [[The Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP)|Top 10 Outstanding Youth Person (TOYP)]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/aug/31/jci-awards-ten-outstanding-young-persons |title=Meet the 2015 JCI 10 outstanding Bangladeshi youths |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=31 August 2022}}</ref> award in 2015 in Bangladesh.


He has served in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the [[Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/parliamentary-business/committees/list-of-committees/name-of-committees-for-9th-parliament-english?csrt=4057029880369532747#Standing-Committee-on-Ministry-of-Disaster-Management-Relief |title=Name of Committees for 9th Parliament (English) |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> and [[Ministry of Youth and Sports]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/parliamentary-business/committees/list-of-committees/name-of-committees-for-10th-parliament-english?csrt=4057029880369532747#title18 |title=Name of Committees for 10th Parliament (English) |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> Nahim is also an adviser of E-CAB (E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://e-cab.net/members-category/advisory-council/ |title=Advisory Council Staff Departments e-CAB |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> Nahim is also engaged in [[Climate change mitigation|addressing climate change]] issues as the Convenor of Climate Parliament Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.climateparl.net/single-post/2014/05/15/Bangladeshi-MPs-press-for-action |title=Bangladeshi MPs press for action |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref>
He has served in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the [[Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/parliamentary-business/committees/list-of-committees/name-of-committees-for-9th-parliament-english?csrt=4057029880369532747#Standing-Committee-on-Ministry-of-Disaster-Management-Relief |title=Name of Committees for 9th Parliament (English) |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref> and [[Ministry of Youth and Sports]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/parliamentary-business/committees/list-of-committees/name-of-committees-for-10th-parliament-english?csrt=4057029880369532747#title18 |title=Name of Committees for 10th Parliament (English) |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref> Nahim is also an adviser of E-CAB (E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://e-cab.net/members-category/advisory-council/ |title=Advisory Council Staff Departments e-CAB |access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref> Nahim is also engaged in [[Climate change mitigation|addressing climate change]] issues as the Convenor of Climate Parliament Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.climateparl.net/single-post/2014/05/15/Bangladeshi-MPs-press-for-action |title=Bangladeshi MPs press for action |access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Nahim was born and grew up in Dhaka. His father, [[Abdur Razzaq (politician)|Abdur Razzaq]], was a veteran national leader from Bangladesh Awami League and leading organizer of [[Bangladesh Liberation War|liberation war in 1971]]. Abdur Razzaq was elected as the party’s General Secretary for two times and the member of the national parliament for six times.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-215470 |title=NAbdur Razzak passes away |work=The Daily Star |access-date=14 December 2011}}</ref> Abdur Razzaq was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources from 1996 - 2001 in [[Sheikh Hasina]]’s first cabinet.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Syedur |year=2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |edition=4th |location=Lanham, Md. |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=338 |isbn=978-0-8108-6766-6 |quote=Minister of Water Resources Oct. 1996-July 2001 Abdur Rassaq [sic]}}</ref> Abdur Razzaq was a national leader being one of the four sector commanders of the [[Bangladesh Liberation Force]] or [[Mujib Bahini]] during the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Helal Uddin |year=2012 |chapter=Mujib Bahini |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mujib_Bahini |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>  
Nahim was born and grew up in Dhaka. His father, [[Abdur Razzaq (politician)|Abdur Razzaq]], was a veteran national leader from Bangladesh Awami League and leading organizer of [[Bangladesh Liberation War|liberation war in 1971]]. Abdur Razzaq was elected as the party’s General Secretary for two times and the member of the national parliament for six times.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-215470 |title=NAbdur Razzak passes away |work=The Daily Star |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref> Abdur Razzaq was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources from 1996 - 2001 in [[Sheikh Hasina]]’s first cabinet.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Syedur |year=2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |edition=4th |location=Lanham, Md. |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=338 |isbn=978-0-8108-6766-6 |quote=Minister of Water Resources Oct. 1996-July 2001 Abdur Rassaq [sic]}}</ref> Abdur Razzaq was a national leader being one of the four sector commanders of the [[Bangladesh Liberation Force]] or [[Mujib Bahini]] during the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Helal Uddin |year=2012 |chapter=Mujib Bahini |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mujib_Bahini |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>


Nahim started education in several educational institutions in Bangladesh, India, United Kingdom. He started his education in [[Government Laboratory High School]] and went on to finishing his secondary education at [[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling]]. He completed his higher secondary with distinction from the [[Mayo College]]. He completed his Under-graduation from [[Middlesex University]]<ref name="amarmp">{{cite web |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/652/biography |title=Nahim Razzaq Biography |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> on double majors on Business and Marketing with distinction.
Nahim started education in several educational institutions in Bangladesh, India, United Kingdom. He started his education in [[Government Laboratory High School]] and went on to finishing his secondary education at [[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling]]. He completed his higher secondary with distinction from the [[Mayo College]]. He completed his Under-graduation from [[Middlesex University]]<ref name="amarmp">{{cite web |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/652/biography |title=Nahim Razzaq Biography |access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref> on double majors on Business and Marketing with distinction.


==Political career==
==Political career==
After the attempted assassination on the senior leadership of [[Bangladesh Awami League]] on [[2004 Dhaka grenade attack|21st August 2004]] by the then regime and Islamic fundamentalist group JMB where Nahim’s father along with the highest leadership of the then opposition party was seriously injured, Nahim came back to Bangladesh and started active activism. Nahim began his political career with Bangladesh Awami League being the organising secretary of Damudya Poura Sabha unit in 2008. He became the member and advisor for the district committee of Shariatpur in 2012 and has been holding this position since then twice. Nahim was elected as a member of Damudya Upazila Awami League unit since 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bhorerkagoj.com/print-edition/2015/04/08/27280.php |script-title=bn:ডামুড্যা উপজেলা আওয়ামী লীগের সম্মেলনে কামাল সভাপতি, বাবলু সম্পাদক নির্বাচিত |work=Bhorer Kagoj |language=bn |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref>
After the attempted assassination on the senior leadership of [[Bangladesh Awami League]] on [[2004 Dhaka grenade attack|21st August 2004]] by the then regime and Islamic fundamentalist group JMB where Nahim’s father along with the highest leadership of the then opposition party was seriously injured, Nahim came back to Bangladesh and started active activism. Nahim began his political career with Bangladesh Awami League being the organising secretary of Damudya Poura Sabha unit in 2008. He became the member and advisor for the district committee of Shariatpur in 2012 and has been holding this position since then twice. Nahim was elected as a member of Damudya Upazila Awami League unit since 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bhorerkagoj.com/print-edition/2015/04/08/27280.php |script-title=bn:ডামুড্যা উপজেলা আওয়ামী লীগের সম্মেলনে কামাল সভাপতি, বাবলু সম্পাদক নির্বাচিত |work=Bhorer Kagoj |language=bn |access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref>


In 2008 National General Election, he was the chief coordinator for his father where his father won a landslide victory and helped Bangladesh Awami League to form the government. After the demise of his father on 23 December 2011,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-215470 |title=Abdur Razzak passes away |work=The Daily Star |access-date=14 December 2011}}</ref> he received nomination and won uncontested in the bi-election becoming the youngest member of parliament in the Bangladesh National Parliament in March 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2012/02/27/nahim-razzaq-set-to-be-elected-mp |title=Nahim Razzaq set to be elected MP |work=bdnews24.com |access-date=14 December 2011}}</ref> Since then he has been elected another 2 times in the 2014 and 2018 national general election in the 10th and 11th sessions respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english/309-mps-category/mps-of-11th-parliament/3783-constituency-223-11th-en |title=Constituency 223_11th_En |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=14 December 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Nahim Razzaq.jpg|thumb|Nahim Razzaq speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Y Magazine at KIB.]]


[[File:Inauguration ceremony of Y Magazine.jpg|thumb|Inauguration ceremony of Y Magazine, KIB]]
In 2008 National General Election, he was the chief coordinator for his father where his father won a landslide victory and helped Bangladesh Awami League to form the government. After the demise of his father on 23 December 2011,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-215470 |title=Abdur Razzak passes away |work=The Daily Star |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref> he received nomination and won uncontested in the bi-election becoming the youngest member of parliament in the Bangladesh National Parliament in March 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2012/02/27/nahim-razzaq-set-to-be-elected-mp |title=Nahim Razzaq set to be elected MP |work=bdnews24.com |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref> Since then he has been elected another 2 times in the 2014 and 2018 national general election in the 10th and 11th sessions respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english/309-mps-category/mps-of-11th-parliament/3783-constituency-223-11th-en |title=Constituency 223_11th_En |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref>


==Activities and achievements==
==Activities and achievements==
[[File:Nahim Razzaq.jpg|thumb|Nahim Razzaq is providing his speech in the inauguration ceremony of Y Magazine at KIB]]
Nahim is the founding Convener<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/young-bangla-a-platform-for-changemakers-51116 |title=YOUNG BANGLA: A Platform for Changemakers |work=The Daily Star |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref> of National Youth Paltform called YOUNG BANGLA which has steered the party’s policy of youth engagement under the able leadership of the chairperson of CRI (Centre for Research and Information) [[Sajeeb Wazed]] along with members of the trustee [[Saima Wazed]], [[Radwan Mujib Siddiq]] and [[Nasrul Hamid]]. He has played a vital role in forming the National Youth Policy<ref>{{cite web |url=https://youngbangla.org/2016/07/27/workshop-on-finalizing-national-youth-policy/ |title=Workshop On Finalizing National Youth Policy |publisher=Young Bangla |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref> during his tenure as an active member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Youth and Sport from 2014 to 2018. Nahim also holds responsibility as the Co-Chair<ref>{{cite web |url=http://unysab.org/people/#dvteambox8199704591250 |title=Trustee Board of UNYSAB |publisher=UNYSAB |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref> of UNYSAB (United Nations Youth and Students Association of Bangladesh) which promotes volunteerism under UN charter. Nahim is also the initiator of Bangabandhu Inter-University Sports Championship<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.biusc.org/ |title=BIUSC |publisher=BIUSC |access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref> engaging students across all public and private universities with over 100 university’s participation since 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/sports/bangabandhu-inter-university-sports-champs-2019-held-1555139048 |title=Bangabandhu Inter University Sports Champs 2019 held |work=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref> He is one of the organisers for one of the largest music festival in Bangladesh since 2015 called Joy Bangla Concert.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://youngbangla.org/2020/04/24/joy-bangla-concert-2020-a-celebration-of-mujib-year/ |title=Joy Bangla Concert 2020 – A Celebration of Mujib Year |publisher=Young Bangla |access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref>
Nahim is the founding Convener<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/young-bangla-a-platform-for-changemakers-51116 |title=YOUNG BANGLA: A Platform for Changemakers |work=The Daily Star |access-date=14 December 2011}}</ref> of National Youth Paltform called YOUNG BANGLA which has steered the party’s policy of youth engagement under the able leadership of the chairperson of CRI (Centre for Research and Information) [[Sajeeb Wazed]] along with members of the trustee [[Saima Wazed]], [[Radwan Mujib Siddiq]] and [[Nasrul Hamid]]. He has played a vital role in forming the National Youth Policy<ref>{{cite web |url=https://youngbangla.org/2016/07/27/workshop-on-finalizing-national-youth-policy/ |title=Workshop On Finalizing National Youth Policy |publisher=Young Bangla |access-date=14 December 2011}}</ref> during his tenure as an active member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Youth and Sport from 2014 to 2018. Nahim also holds responsibility as the Co-Chair<ref>{{cite web |url=http://unysab.org/people/#dvteambox8199704591250 |title=Trustee Board of UNYSAB |publisher=UNYSAB |access-date=14 December 2011}}</ref> of UNYSAB (United Nations Youth and Students Association of Bangladesh) which promotes volunteerism under UN charter. Nahim is also the initiator of Bangabandhu Inter-University Sports Championship<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.biusc.org/ |title=BIUSC |publisher=BIUSC |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> engaging students across all public and private universities with over 100 university’s participation since 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/sports/bangabandhu-inter-university-sports-champs-2019-held-1555139048 |title=Bangabandhu Inter University Sports Champs 2019 held |work=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> He is one of the organisers for one of the largest music festival in Bangladesh since 2015 called Joy Bangla Concert.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://youngbangla.org/2020/04/24/joy-bangla-concert-2020-a-celebration-of-mujib-year/ |title=Joy Bangla Concert 2020 – A Celebration of Mujib Year |publisher=Young Bangla |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>


He has also been handed the responsibility of leading policy advocacy on Climate Change as the Convenor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.climateparl.net/single-post/2014/05/15/Bangladeshi-MPs-press-for-action|title= Bangladeshi MPs press for action|access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> of Climate Parliament Bangladesh caucus which promoted renewable energy and sustainable development policies. He has been included in the advisory panel<ref>{{cite web|url=http://e-cab.net/members-category/advisory-council/|title= Advisory Council|publisher= e-CAB|access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> for e-Cab (E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh) for his role in forming the association and his active role in promoting e-commerce in Bangladesh.
He has also been handed the responsibility of leading policy advocacy on Climate Change as the Convenor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.climateparl.net/single-post/2014/05/15/Bangladeshi-MPs-press-for-action|title= Bangladeshi MPs press for action|access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref> of Climate Parliament Bangladesh caucus which promoted renewable energy and sustainable development policies. He has been included in the advisory panel<ref>{{cite web|url=http://e-cab.net/members-category/advisory-council/|title= Advisory Council|publisher= e-CAB|access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref> for e-Cab (E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh) for his role in forming the association and his active role in promoting e-commerce in Bangladesh.


Nahim leads now as an member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2019. He is the Co-Chair of DHAKA GLOBAL DIALOGUE<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/welcome-address-by-samir-saran-president-orf-at-the-dhaka-global-dialogue-57696/|title= Welcome Address by President ORF, Samir Saran at the Dhaka Global Dialogue|publisher= Observer Research Foundation|access-date=11 November 2019}}</ref> which is created to stimulate and engage global leader in this Asian Century for shaping the next century where Dhaka can play a big role in connecting the South Asia to the South East Asia, create a free and safe Bay of Bengal for an economic prosperity and promote peace and harmony across the region and beyond.
Nahim leads now as an member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2019. He is the Co-Chair of DHAKA GLOBAL DIALOGUE<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/welcome-address-by-samir-saran-president-orf-at-the-dhaka-global-dialogue-57696/|title= Welcome Address by President ORF, Samir Saran at the Dhaka Global Dialogue|publisher= Observer Research Foundation|access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref> which is created to stimulate and engage global leader in this Asian Century for shaping the next century where Dhaka can play a big role in connecting the South Asia to the South East Asia, create a free and safe Bay of Bengal for an economic prosperity and promote peace and harmony across the region and beyond.


[[File:Nahim Razzaq MP Shariatpur 3.jpg|thumb|Nahim Razzaq MP (Shariatpur 3) is talking with guests at the inauguration ceremony of Y Magazine at KIB.]]
[[File:Nahim Razzaq MP Shariatpur 3.jpg|thumb|Nahim Razzaq is talking with guests at the inauguration ceremony of Y Magazine at KIB.]]


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
1. Nahim Razzaq have received the Junior Chamber International (JCI) – TOYP Top 10 Outstanding Youth Person Award in 2015 in Bangladesh<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toyp.com.bd/winners/winner-of-2015-toyp/nahim-razzaq/ |title=Nahim Razzaq AWARDED FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION IN POLITICAL AFFAIRS |publisher=TOYP JCI BD |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref>
1. Nahim Razzaq have received the Junior Chamber International (JCI) – TOYP Top 10 Outstanding Youth Person Award in 2015 in Bangladesh<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toyp.com.bd/winners/winner-of-2015-toyp/nahim-razzaq/ |title=Nahim Razzaq AWARDED FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION IN POLITICAL AFFAIRS |publisher=TOYP JCI BD |access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref>


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Nahim Razzaq
নাহিম রাজ্জাক
Official portrait
Member of Parliament
for Shariatpur-3
Assumed office
February 2012
Preceded byAbdur Razzaq
Personal details
Born (1981-02-07) 7 February 1981 (age 45)
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)Maleya Hossian
Parent(s)
  • Abdur Razzaq (father)
EducationMBA
Alma materMiddlesex University
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.nahimrazzaq.com.bd

Nahim Razzaq (Bengali: নাহিম রাজ্জাক; born 7 February 1981)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician and member of the Bangladesh Awami League. He has been elected for the consecutive third time as a member of parliament at the Bangladesh Parliament from Shariatpur-3 constituency.[2] Nahim is currently a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3] He received the Junior Chamber International- Top 10 Outstanding Youth Person (TOYP)[4] award in 2015 in Bangladesh.

He has served in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief[5] and Ministry of Youth and Sports.[6] Nahim is also an adviser of E-CAB (E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh).[7] Nahim is also engaged in addressing climate change issues as the Convenor of Climate Parliament Bangladesh.[8]

Early life and education

Nahim was born and grew up in Dhaka. His father, Abdur Razzaq, was a veteran national leader from Bangladesh Awami League and leading organizer of liberation war in 1971. Abdur Razzaq was elected as the party’s General Secretary for two times and the member of the national parliament for six times.[9] Abdur Razzaq was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources from 1996 - 2001 in Sheikh Hasina’s first cabinet.[10] Abdur Razzaq was a national leader being one of the four sector commanders of the Bangladesh Liberation Force or Mujib Bahini during the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh.[11]

Nahim started education in several educational institutions in Bangladesh, India, United Kingdom. He started his education in Government Laboratory High School and went on to finishing his secondary education at St. Paul's School, Darjeeling. He completed his higher secondary with distinction from the Mayo College. He completed his Under-graduation from Middlesex University[1] on double majors on Business and Marketing with distinction.

Political career

After the attempted assassination on the senior leadership of Bangladesh Awami League on 21st August 2004 by the then regime and Islamic fundamentalist group JMB where Nahim’s father along with the highest leadership of the then opposition party was seriously injured, Nahim came back to Bangladesh and started active activism. Nahim began his political career with Bangladesh Awami League being the organising secretary of Damudya Poura Sabha unit in 2008. He became the member and advisor for the district committee of Shariatpur in 2012 and has been holding this position since then twice. Nahim was elected as a member of Damudya Upazila Awami League unit since 2015.[12]

Nahim Razzaq speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Y Magazine at KIB.

In 2008 National General Election, he was the chief coordinator for his father where his father won a landslide victory and helped Bangladesh Awami League to form the government. After the demise of his father on 23 December 2011,[13] he received nomination and won uncontested in the bi-election becoming the youngest member of parliament in the Bangladesh National Parliament in March 2012.[14] Since then he has been elected another 2 times in the 2014 and 2018 national general election in the 10th and 11th sessions respectively.[15]

Activities and achievements

Nahim is the founding Convener[16] of National Youth Paltform called YOUNG BANGLA which has steered the party’s policy of youth engagement under the able leadership of the chairperson of CRI (Centre for Research and Information) Sajeeb Wazed along with members of the trustee Saima Wazed, Radwan Mujib Siddiq and Nasrul Hamid. He has played a vital role in forming the National Youth Policy[17] during his tenure as an active member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Youth and Sport from 2014 to 2018. Nahim also holds responsibility as the Co-Chair[18] of UNYSAB (United Nations Youth and Students Association of Bangladesh) which promotes volunteerism under UN charter. Nahim is also the initiator of Bangabandhu Inter-University Sports Championship[19] engaging students across all public and private universities with over 100 university’s participation since 2019.[20] He is one of the organisers for one of the largest music festival in Bangladesh since 2015 called Joy Bangla Concert.[21]

He has also been handed the responsibility of leading policy advocacy on Climate Change as the Convenor[22] of Climate Parliament Bangladesh caucus which promoted renewable energy and sustainable development policies. He has been included in the advisory panel[23] for e-Cab (E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh) for his role in forming the association and his active role in promoting e-commerce in Bangladesh.

Nahim leads now as an member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2019. He is the Co-Chair of DHAKA GLOBAL DIALOGUE[24] which is created to stimulate and engage global leader in this Asian Century for shaping the next century where Dhaka can play a big role in connecting the South Asia to the South East Asia, create a free and safe Bay of Bengal for an economic prosperity and promote peace and harmony across the region and beyond.

Nahim Razzaq is talking with guests at the inauguration ceremony of Y Magazine at KIB.

Recognition

1. Nahim Razzaq have received the Junior Chamber International (JCI) – TOYP Top 10 Outstanding Youth Person Award in 2015 in Bangladesh[25]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nahim Razzaq Biography". Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "List of 11th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Standing Committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Meet the 2015 JCI 10 outstanding Bangladeshi youths". Dhaka Tribune. 31 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Name of Committees for 9th Parliament (English)". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Name of Committees for 10th Parliament (English)". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Advisory Council Staff Departments e-CAB". Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Bangladeshi MPs press for action". Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "NAbdur Razzak passes away". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  10. ↑ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh (4th ed.). Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-8108-6766-6. Minister of Water Resources Oct. 1996-July 2001 Abdur Rassaq [sic]
  11. ↑ Ahmed, Helal Uddin (2012). "Mujib Bahini". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  12. ↑ ডামুড্যা উপজেলা আওয়ামী লীগের সম্মেলনে কামাল সভাপতি, বাবলু সম্পাদক নির্বাচিত. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Abdur Razzak passes away". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "Nahim Razzaq set to be elected MP". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  15. ↑ "Constituency 223_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "YOUNG BANGLA: A Platform for Changemakers". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Workshop On Finalizing National Youth Policy". Young Bangla. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Trustee Board of UNYSAB". UNYSAB. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  19. ↑ "BIUSC". BIUSC. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "Bangabandhu Inter University Sports Champs 2019 held". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  21. ↑ "Joy Bangla Concert 2020 – A Celebration of Mujib Year". Young Bangla. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  22. ↑ "Bangladeshi MPs press for action". Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  23. ↑ "Advisory Council". e-CAB. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  24. ↑ "Welcome Address by President ORF, Samir Saran at the Dhaka Global Dialogue". Observer Research Foundation. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  25. ↑ "Nahim Razzaq AWARDED FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION IN POLITICAL AFFAIRS". TOYP JCI BD. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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