Mohammad Abdul Hamid
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]
Mohammad Abdul Hamid | |
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মোহাম্মাদ আবদুল হামিদ | |
| File:Abdul Hamid - 2014 (cropped).jpg Hamid in 2014 | |
| President of Bangladesh | |
| In office 14 March 2013 – 24 April 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Zillur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Shahabuddin |
| Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 24 April 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jamiruddin Sircar |
| Succeeded by | Shawkat Ali (Acting) |
| Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 14 July 1996 – 10 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | L. K. Siddiqi |
| Succeeded by | Akhtar Hameed Siddiqui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1944
(aged 82) Kamalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Political party | Awami League |
| Other political affiliations | Grand Alliance (2008–present) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | Rejwan Ahammad Taufiq, Rasel Ahmed Tuhin, Riad Ahmed, Shorna Hamid |
| Alma mater | Gurudayal Government College |
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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]
Mohammad Abdul Hamid Media
- The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting the President of Bangladesh, Mr. Abdul Hamid, at Bangabhaban, in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 07, 2015.jpg
Mohammad Abdul Hamid meeting with prime minister Modi at Bangabhaban on 7 June 2015
- গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের মহামান্য রাষ্ট্রপতির কার্যভার গ্রহণ সংক্রান্ত গেজেট ২০১৮.pdf
Gazette published by Cabinet Division
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Speaker's Biography" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ↑ Hamid elected president. The Daily Star. 2013-04-22. http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/hamid-elected-president/. Retrieved 2013-04-22.