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Abdul Hamid (Bengali: আব্দুল হামিদ) (born 1 January 1944) is the Speaker of the National Parliament of Bangladesh since 2009.[1]

Hamid was born in Mithamoin in the Kishoreganj District.

He started his political career whilst a student in Kishoreganj, as the vice president of Gurudayal Government College. He later became a practising lawyer in the Kishoreganj Judge Court. He was appointed president of Kishoreganj Bar Association several times.He has been elected 7 times as a member of Parliamen from 1970 to 2009.[1]

Hamid 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. On 25 January 2009, he became the Speaker of the National Parliament of Bangladesh.

References

  1. ^ a b "Speaker's Biography". Bangladesh Parliament. http://www.parliament.gov.bd/biography_speaker.pdf. Retrieved 22 March 2011. 



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