Amjad Badr

Amjad Badr 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.

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.

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 on multiple development projects.
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. 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.