Hamin Ahmed হামিন আহমেদ | |
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 Ahmed in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 8 March 1959 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Origin | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, guitarist, bassist and singer [1] |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Member of | Miles |
| Spouse | |
Hamin Ahmed (born 8 March 1959) is a Bangladeshi musician and former Bangladesh national cricket player. [2] He is a member of the rock band Miles. [3] [4]
Ahmed is the son of Kamal Dasgupta, a music director and Firoza Begum, a Nazrul Sangeet singer. Ahmed first studied in a school in Kolkata. [5] Then he moved to Dhaka and studied in St. Joseph Higher Secondary School and Notre Dame College. [6] He finished his education in the Department of Public Administration in University of Dhaka. [5] Ahmed is married to Kaniz Suborna since 22 April 2008 and has three children. [5] His younger brother Shafin Ahmed was a fellow member of Miles.
In early days, Ahmed played cricket with the clubs – Surja Tarun, Azad Boys, Abahani, Mohammedan and KCSO Boys. He represented Bangladesh in the ICC Trophy of 1986. [2]
He commenced his musical journey as the vocalist and guitarist with the renowned Miles band in 1979.
Ahmed started his own computer business venture, DataTech in 1987. Later, he joined ACI in 1992. Besides, he has his own businesses to run.
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