{{Short description|Syrian politician (born 1969)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Amjad Badr | native_name = {{nobold|أمجد بدر}} | native_name_lang = ar | image = | office1 = Minister of Agriculture | president1 = Ahmed al-Sharaa | term_start1 = 29 March 2025 | term_end1 = 9 May 2026 | predecessor1 = Mohammed Taha al-Ahmed | successor1 = Basel al-Suweydan | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1969}} | birth_place = Suwayda Governorate, Syria | party = Independent | education = Damascus University (BS)<br/>University of Aleppo (PhD) }}
'''Amjad Badr''' ({{langx|ar|أمجد بدر}}; born 1969) is a Syrian academic and agricultural economist who served as the Minister of Agriculture in the Syrian transitional government between March 2025 and May 2026.
== Early life and education == 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.<ref name="SyriaTVcv">{{cite news |title=تعرّف إلى السير الذاتية لوزراء أول حكومة سورية بعد سقوط نظام الأسد |trans-title=Learn about the biographies of ministers in Syria's first government after the fall of the Assad regime |url=https://www.syria.tv/تعرّف-إلى-السير-الذاتية-لوزراء-أول-حكومة-سورية-بعد-سقوط-نظام-الأسد |website=Syria TV |lang=ar |date=30 March 2025 |access-date=5 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329225026/https://www.syria.tv/تعرّف-إلى-السير-الذاتية-لوزراء-أول-حكومة-سورية-بعد-سقوط-نظام-الأسد |archive-date=29 March 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=أمجد بدر وزيراً للزراعة ورقة خطة الشرع لكسب دروز سوريا |trans-title=Amjad Badr appointed Minister of Agriculture: Part of al-Sharaa’s plan to win over Syria’s Druze |url=https://elmanshar.com/2025/03/31/أمجد-بدر-وزيراً-للزراعة-ورقة-خطة-الشرع/ |website=El-manshar |lang=ar |date=31 March 2025 |access-date=5 April 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250405152644/https://elmanshar.com/2025/03/31/%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%B9/ |archive-date=5 April 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
== Academic and professional career == Badr has held various research positions at the General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research, particularly at the Suwayda Research Center. He has participated in several socio-economic studies related to the agricultural sector and collaborated with the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) on multiple development projects.<ref name="SyriaTVcv"/>
He has published peer-reviewed research on wheat productivity, the efficiency of irrigation technologies, and the economic returns of agricultural systems. Badr has also presented papers at international conferences focusing on water resource management and sustainable agriculture.
== Ministerial role == Following the formation of the Syrian transitional government in March 2025, Badr was appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform.<ref name="SyriaTVcv"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 March 2025 |title=President al-Sharaa announces formation of the New Government: We are witnessing the birth of a new phase in our national process |url=https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=350809 |access-date=30 March 2025 |website=Syrian Arab News Agency |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250330132130/https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=350809 |archive-date=30 March 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> In his inaugural remarks, he emphasized the importance of sustainably utilizing Syria’s environmental diversity to enhance national food security. He aims to implement wide-ranging agricultural reforms to increase productivity and promote responsible use of natural resources.<ref name="Oman44Badr2025">{{cite web |title=من هو أمجد بدر وزير الزراعة السوري.. السيرة الذاتية |trans-title=Who is Amjad Badr, the Syrian Minister of Agriculture.. Biography |url=https://oman44.com/10023/امجد-بدر-وزير-الزراعة-السوري/ |website=Oman 44 |lang=ar |date=30 March 2025 |access-date=5 April 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250405152234/https://oman44.com/10023/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A/ |archive-date=5 April 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Badr, Amjad}} Category:Living people Category:1969 births Category:21st-century Syrian politicians Category:Syrian economists Category:Syrian Druze people Category:Agriculture ministers of Syria Category:Damascus University alumni Category:University of Aleppo alumni