Umar Abdul Razak (born 1 October 1975) is a Ghanaian agriculturist and a former tutor at Tolon Senior High school.[1] He was also a member of parliament for the Tolon constituency of the Northern Region of Ghana.[2]

Umar Abdul Razark
Member of Ghanaian Parliament for Tolon Constituency
Preceded byAlhaji Abdulai Salifu
Succeeded byWahab Wumbei Suhuyini
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2013
Personal details
Born (1975-10-01) 1 October 1975 (age 49)
Lungbunga, Northern Region Ghana)
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children2
Alma materUniversity for Development Studies
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAgriculturalist

Early life and education

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Abdul-Razak was born on October 1, 1975. He hails from Lungbunga in the Northern region of Ghana.He obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Renewable from the University for development studies.[3]

Politics

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He is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He was a member of the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana as a representative of the National Democratic Congress.[4] His political career began when he contested in the 2004 Ghanaian general election and obtained a total of 19, 123 votes thereby retaining the seat for the National Democratic Congress.[5] He contested for his seat again in the 2008 Ghanaian general election and won with a total of 17,356 votes making a total percentage of 50.02.[6] He lost in the 2012 Ghanaian general election to a candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Wahab Suhiyinu Wumbei.[7]

Personal life

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Razak belongs to the Islamic Religion (Muslim) and is married with two children.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Abdul-Razaq, A. Umar". Ghana MP's. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Beef-up security in Tolon – MP-Elect". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Abdul-Razaq, A. Umar". Ghana MP's. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Can npp retain the Tolon Constituency seat?". Graphic Online. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. ^ "NPP Primaries: Alhaji Habib Iddrisu To Win Tolon By 70%". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. ^ Peace FM. "Parliament – Tolon Constituency Election 2008 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. ^ "NPP MP aspirant donates to Tolon Constituency". GhanaWeb. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Abdul-Razaq, A. Umar". Ghana MP's. Retrieved 9 July 2020.