Rashida Hamid | |
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8th First Lady of Bangladesh | |
In role 14 March 2013 –24 April 2023 | |
President | Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
Preceded by | Anwara Begum |
Succeeded by | Rebecca Sultana |
Personal details | |
Born | Rashida Khanam Karimganj,Kishoreganj,Bangladesh |
Spouse | |
Children | 4, including Rejwan Ahammad Taufiq |
Alma mater | Gurudayal Government College |
Rashida Hamid is a Bangladeshi teacher, public figure and former First Lady of Bangladesh. [1] [2] She is the wife of the former President Mohammad Abdul Hamid, [3] and served as the country's first lady from 2013 to 2023. [4] She was the longest serving First Lady of Bangladesh. [5]
Rashida Hamid was born in Jaffarabad, Karimganj, Kishoreganj. She is the wife of former President Mohammad Abdul Hamid and mother of Rejwan Ahammad Taufiq, MP. [6] [7]
Hamid passed SSC from SV Government High School in 1963 and HSC from Gurudayal Government College. She graduated from Gurudayal Government College in 1972. [6]
Rashida Hamid worked as headteacher in a kindergarten in Dhaka. [6] She is the chairperson of President Abdul Hamid Medical College and Hospital's governing body. [8]
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