Amjad Badr
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PresidentAhmed al-Sharaa
Preceded byMohammed Taha al-Ahmed
Born1969 (age 55–56)
Suwayda Governorate, Syria
Suwayda Governorate, Syria
Political partyIndependent
Amjad Badr | |
|---|---|
أمجد بدر | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2025 | |
| President | Ahmed al-Sharaa |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Taha al-Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 (age 55–56) Suwayda Governorate, Syria |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | Damascus University (BS) University of Aleppo (PhD) |
Amjad Badr (Arabic: أمجد بدر; born 1969) is a Syrian academic and agricultural economist who has served as the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform in the Syrian transitional government since 29 March 2025.
Badr was born in 1969 to a Druze family in Suwayda Governorate. He earned a degree in agricultural engineering from Damascus University in 1993, with a focus on agricultural economics. He later obtained both his master's and doctoral degrees in agricultural economics from the University of Aleppo. During his studies, he conducted research on modern irrigation techniques and their effects on wheat productivity in Syria.[1][2]