Mohammad Abdul Hamid

Mohammad Abdul Hamid
মোহাম্মদ আবদুল হামিদ
Hamid in 2019
15th President of Bangladesh
In office
14 March 2013 – 24 April 2023
Acting: 14 March 2013 – 24 April 2013
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byZillur Rahman
Succeeded byMohammed Shahabuddin
9th Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad
In office
25 January 2009 – 24 April 2013
DeputyShawkat Ali
Preceded byJamiruddin Sircar
Succeeded byShawkat Ali (Acting)
In office
12 July 2001 – 28 October 2001
DeputyAli Ashraf
Preceded byHumayun Rashid Chowdhury
Succeeded byJamiruddin Sircar
8th Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad
In office
14 July 1996 – 10 July 2001
SpeakerHumayun Rashid Chowdhury
Preceded byL. K. Siddiqi
Succeeded byAli Ashraf
Member of Parliament
In office
2008–2013
Preceded byOsman Faruk
Succeeded byRejwan Ahammad Taufiq
ConstituencyKishoreganj-4
In office
June 1996 – 2006
Preceded byImdadul Haque
Succeeded byMd. Afzal Hossain
ConstituencyKishoreganj-5
In office
1990–1996
Preceded byAbdul Latif Bhuiyan
Succeeded byImdadul Haque
ConstituencyKishoreganj-5
In office
1986–1988
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byAbdul Latif Bhuiyan
ConstituencyKishoreganj-5
Personal details
Born (1944-01-01) 1 January 1944 (age 80)
Kamalpur, Bengal, British India
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse
(m. 1964)
Children
Alma materGurudayal Government College
Awards Independence Award (2013)

Mohammad Abdul Hamid (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]

  1. ^ "Abdul Hamid becomes 1st president to complete 2 consecutive terms". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 23 April 2023.
  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. ^ a b "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. ^ "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. ^ "Speaker's Biography" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh President invites Hasina to form government". The Hindu. PTI. 3 January 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  9. ^ "President Hamid made a unique record". The Daily Star. 25 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

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