Mohammad Abdul Hamid | |
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মোহাম্মদ আব্দুল হামিদ | |
 Hamid in 2019 | |
| 15th President of Bangladesh | |
| In office 14 March 2013 – 24 April 2023 (Acting: 14 March 2013 – 24 April 2013) | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Zillur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| 9th Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 24 April 2013 | |
| Deputy | Shawkat Ali |
| Preceded by | Jamiruddin Sircar |
| Succeeded by | Shawkat Ali (Acting) |
| In office 12 July 2001 – 28 October 2001 | |
| Deputy | Ali Ashraf |
| Preceded by | Humayun Rashid Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Jamiruddin Sircar |
| 8th Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 14 July 1996 – 10 July 2001 | |
| Speaker | Humayun Rashid Chowdhury |
| Preceded by | L. K. Siddiqi |
| Succeeded by | Ali Ashraf |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Osman Faruk |
| Succeeded by | Rejwan Ahammad Taufiq |
| Constituency | Kishoreganj-4 |
| In office June 1996 – 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Imdadul Haque |
| Succeeded by | Md. Afzal Hossain |
| Constituency | Kishoreganj-5 |
| In office 1990–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Latif Bhuiyan |
| Succeeded by | Imdadul Haque |
| Constituency | Kishoreganj-5 |
| In office 1986–1988 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Latif Bhuiyan |
| Constituency | Kishoreganj-5 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1944 Kamalpur, Bengal, British India |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4, including Rejwan |
| Alma mater | Gurudayal Government College |
| Awards | .svg){kind=small} 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]
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- ^ "Bangladesh President Signs Controversial Digital Security Bill Into Law". Voice of America. 8 October 2018.
- ^ "PRESIDENT ABDUL HAMID - OUR LUCKY 7?". The Daily Star. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Hamid elected president". The Daily Star. 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Shahabuddin sworn in as president as Hamid's tenure, the longest, ends". The Business Standard. 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Hamid elected president for second term". The Daily Star. 7 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Speaker's Biography" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "President Hamid made a unique record". The Daily Star. 25 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.