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Ghanaian politician

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

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

Early life and education

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.

Politics

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. 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. 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. He lost in the 2012 Ghanaian general election to a candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Wahab Suhiyinu Wumbei.

Personal life

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

References

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