Mohammad Abdul Hamid

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Rashida Hamid
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Mohammad Abdul Hamid
মোহাম্মদ আব্দুল হামিদ
President of Bangladesh, Md. Abdul Hamid, on the sidelines of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Summit, in New Delhi on March 11, 2018 (1).jpg
Potrait, 2018
15th President of Bangladesh
In office
14 March 2013 –24 April 2023
(Acting: 14 March 2013 – 24 April 2013)
Children4, including Rejwan
Alma mater Gurudayal Government College
Awards Independence Day Award Ribbon (Bangladesh).svg Independence Award (2013)

Mohammad Abdul Hamid [a] (born 1 January 1944) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the 15th president of Bangladesh from 2013 to 2023. [1] [2] He was elected to his first term in April 2013, [3] [4] and re-elected in 2018. [5] [6] Previously, he served as the speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad from January 2009 to April 2013. He was the acting president after the death of Zillur Rahman in March 2013. [7] [4] He was the longest serving president in the history of Bangladesh. [8] [9]

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Early life and education

Hamid was born in Kamalpur village, Mithamain Upazila under Kishoreganj District to Mohammad Tayebuddin and Tomiza Khatun. [7] He started his early education in the village primary school. After finishing primary education, he went to his relative's house in Bhairabpur and joined Bhairab K.B. Pilot High School for secondary education. Abdul Hamid passed I.A. and B.A. from Gurudayal Government College in Kishoreganj. He obtained the degree of LL.B. from Central Law College which is now affiliated with the University of Dhaka. [7] [10] He then joined Kishoreganj Bar as an advocate. He was President of the Kishoreganj District Bar Association five times during 1990–96. [7]

Political career

Hamid joined Chhatra League in 1959 whilst a student in Kishoreganj, as the vice-president of Gurudayal Government College. He was also elected the vice-president of the Chhatra League of Mymensingh District Unit in 1966–67. [11] At the end of 1969, he joined the Awami League. In the 1970 Pakistan general election, Abdul Hamid was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Mymensingh-18 constituency; he was the youngest person elected. In the general elections of 1973, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2009 he was elected as Member of Parliament for Kishoreganj-5 constituency as a nominee of the Awami League. He was the Deputy Speaker of the National Parliament of Bangladesh when an Awami League government was in office from 1996 to 2001. On 25 January 2009, he became the Speaker of the National Parliament. [12] For his contribution to the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, he received the Independence Award in 2013. [13]

Presidency

Mohammad Abdul Hamid meeting with prime minister Modi at Bangabhaban on 7 June 2015 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

Hamid was appointed acting president of Bangladesh on 14 March 2013, while President Zillur Rahman was in hospital in Singapore. Zillur Rahman died six days later. [14] Later, Abdul Hamid was elected unopposed as president on 22 April 2013. He was sworn into office on 24 April. [11] On 7 February 2018, he was re-elected unopposed for a second term. [6]

Gazette published by Cabinet Division gnnprjaatntrii baaNlaadesher mhaamaany raassttrptir kaarybhaar grhnn sNkraant gejett 2018.pdf
Gazette published by Cabinet Division

Hamid suggested that a United Nations-administered humanitarian corridor be established in Myanmar for the Rohingya Muslims. [15]

International visits

Electoral history

Legacy

A cantonment was named after him in 2023. [16] [17]

Personal life

Hamid has been married to Rashida Hamid since 1964. [18] [19] Together they have three sons and one daughter. [7] His son Rejwan Ahammad Taufiq was a MP from Kishoreganj-4. [20] [21]

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References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আবদুল হামিদ, romanized: Môhammod Abdul Hamid, Bangla Pronunciation: [ˈmoɦɑmmodˈabdulˈɦamid]

    Citations

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    2. ↑ "Bangladesh President Signs Controversial Digital Security Bill Into Law". Voice of America . 8 October 2018.
    3. ↑ "PRESIDENT ABDUL HAMID - OUR LUCKY 7?". The Daily Star . 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2023.
    4. 1 2 "Hamid elected president". The Daily Star . 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
    5. ↑ "Shahabuddin sworn in as president as Hamid's tenure, the longest, ends". The Business Standard . 24 April 2023.
    6. 1 2 "Hamid elected president for second term". The Daily Star . 7 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
    7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Speaker's Biography" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
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    11. 1 2 "Life Sketch of Mr. Md. Abdul Hamid". bangabhaban.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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    13. ↑ "Eight receive Independence Awards". bdnews24.com . 25 March 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
    14. ↑ "Bangladesh president Zillur Rahman dies in Singapore". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
    15. ↑ "President Hamid discusses 'Rohingya safe zone' with Turkish President Erdogan". bdnews24.com . 10 September 2017. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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    17. ↑ "PM inaugurates Abdul Hamid cantonment in Kishoreganj". banglanews24.com . 28 February 2023.
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    21. ↑ "Bangladesh dissolves national parliament, paving way for new government". Business Standard . 6 August 2024. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024.
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