Mohammad Abdul Hamid


Mohammad Abdul Hamid
মোহাম্মাদ আবদুল হামিদ
Hamid in 2014
President of Bangladesh
In office
14 March 2013 – 24 April 2023
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byZillur Rahman
Succeeded byMohammad Shahabuddin
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad
In office
25 January 2009 – 24 April 2013
Preceded byJamiruddin Sircar
Succeeded byShawkat Ali (Acting)
Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad
In office
14 July 1996 – 10 July 2001
Preceded byL. K. Siddiqi
Succeeded byAkhtar Hameed Siddiqui
Personal details
Born (1944-01-01) 1 January 1944
Kamalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Political partyAwami League
Other political
affiliations
Grand Alliance (2008–present)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1964)​
ChildrenRejwan Ahammad Taufiq, Rasel Ahmed Tuhin, Riad Ahmed, Shorna Hamid
Alma materGurudayal Government College

Mohammed Abdul Hamid (born 1 January 1944) was the 16th President of Bangladesh from 2013 to 2023. He was the Speaker of the National Parliament of Bangladesh from 2009 through 2013.[1]

Hamid was born in Mithamoin in the Kishoreganj District.

He started his political career while a student in Kishoreganj. He was the vice president of Gurudayal Government College. He later became a lawyer in the Kishoreganj Judge Court. He was president of Kishoreganj Bar Association several times. He has been elected 7 times as a member of Parliament from 1970 to 2009.[1]

On 25 January 2009, he became the Speaker of the National Parliament of Bangladesh. Currently he is the 20th President of Bangladesh.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Speaker's Biography" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Hamid elected president". The Daily Star. 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2013-04-22.