MA Hamid (died on 25 July 2008) was a Bangladeshi sports organiser and a

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and def ...

lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

. He was the founder of the Bangladesh Handball Federation, the president of the Army Sports Control Board and the vice chairman of the

National Sports Council The National Sports Council (NSC) is the national overseer of the control authorities of 41 different sports in Bangladesh. It is responsible to the Bangladesh Ministry of Youth and Sports and is based in Purana Paltan, Dhaka. History After t ...

. He was the recipient of Bangladesh National Sports Award (2006) in the organiser category.

Career

In 1975, Hamid served as the station commander of

Dhaka Cantonment Dhaka Cantonment ( bn, ঢাকা সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in the northern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The headquarters of the Bangladesh Army, and Bangladesh Air Force, Air Force are situated within the cantonment w ...

. Hamid wrote a book ''"Three Army Coups and Some Untold Tales"''.

Personal life

Hamid's wife,

Rani Hamid Rani Hamid (born 14 July 1944) is a Bangladeshi chess player who became the country's first Woman International Master in 1985. She has become the national champion a total of 20 times. She is the current national champion crowned on the 38th Wo ...

, is a

Woman International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

. Their eldest son,

Kaiser Hamid Mohammad Kaisar Hamid is a Bangladeshi former soccer player. He became well known in the 1980s and 1990s as a central defender for Mohammedan Sporting Club in Dhaka's domestic league and in the 1988–89 Asian Club Championship. He also repr ...

, was the captain of the

Bangladesh national football team The Bangladesh national football team ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ফুটবল দল) is the national recognised football team of Bangladesh and is controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). It is a membe ...

for several years, the second son, Sohel Hamid, was a national squash champion and the youngest son, Bobby Hamid, was a football player.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamid, MA 1930s births 2008 deaths Bangladesh Army colonels Bangladeshi sportsmen Recipients of the Bangladesh National Sports Award Place of birth missing