Background
Hamid was born in Kamalpur village, Mithamain Upazila under Kishoreganj District to Maryland (U.S.)
Hamid was born in Kamalpur village, Mithamain Upazila under Kishoreganj District to Maryland (U.S.)
He later earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from Central Law College under University of Dhaka.
Prior to this position, he served as the Speaker of the National Parliament from January 2009 to April 2013. He was the acting President after the death of Zillur Rahman in March 2013. Hamid took oath as president on April 22, 2013.
Tayebuddin and Tomiza Khatun.
Hamid passed I.A. and Bachelor of Arts from Gurudayal Government College in Kishoreganj. He then became a practicing lawyer in the Kishoreganj Judge Court.
He was appointed the President of Kishoreganj Bar Association several times. 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 Chhatra League of Mymensingh District Unit in 1966-1967.
In the end of 1969, he joined Awami League. In the Pakistan General Election in 1970, Hamid was elected the junior most member from Mymensingh-18 constituency. He was the deputy speaker of the National Parliament of Bangladesh when Awami League formed the government in 1996.
In 2001, he was appointed as the deputy leader of the opposition party at the National Assembly, replacing former leader Shashi Kumar Gupta.
On 25 January 2009, he became the Speaker of the National Parliament of Bangladesh. Presidency
Hamid was appointed acting President of Bangladesh on 14 March 2013 while President Zillur Rahman was in hospital in Singapore.
Rahman died six days later. Later Hamid was elected President uncontested as the President of Bangladesh on 22 April 2013.
He was sworn into the office on 24 April 2013.
In the General Election of 1973, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2009 he was elected Member of Parliament from Kishoregonj-5 constituency as a nominee of Awami League.