M Hamid ( bn, এম হামিদ) is a Bangladeshi dramatist and theatre personality. He served as the director general of

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from March 2012 until April 2014. He is a former chief executive officer of RTV, a Bangladeshi satellite television channel. He served as the founding president of the theatrical group ''Natyachakra''. Hamid was awarded 2018

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in dramatics by the

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Early life

Hamid was a student of

Jagannath College Jagannath University (JnU) ( bn, জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ''Jagannātha biśbabidyālaẏa'', University Acrostic : জবি or JnU) is a state-funded public university at 9–10, Chittaranjan Avenue in Sa ...

. He served as a

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(DUCSU) cultural secretary. He debuted theatrical acting in the play ''Shurjamahal'' by Kalyan Mitra. He, along with his friends, established the theatrical group ''Natyachakra'' in September 1972. As of 2004, he had directed eight plays for ''Natyachakra''.

Career

Hamid worked at

from 1980 until his retirement in 2006. He served as the director of National Institute of Mass-communication (NIMCO). In 2011, he joined as a managing director of

Bangladesh Film Development Corporation Bangladesh Film Development Corporation or BFDC, is a government owned and operated corporation in Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nuzhat Yeasmin is the managing director of the corporation. History The organization was founded in 1959 as the East P ...

(FDC) and went on to become its director general until he left the position in 2012. Hamid served as the chairperson and president of Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation (BGTF). He was an executive member of Shammilito Shangskritik Jote (SSJ). Hamid was awarded ''Badruddin Hossain Memorial Award'' by Padatik Natya Sangsad.

Personal life

Hamid is married to

Falguni Hamid Falguni Hamid ( bn, ফাল্গুনী হামিদ) is a Bangladeshi actress, playwright, director and producer. She served as the Director of Bangladesh Shishu Academy. She is the incumbent president of Bangladesh Cine-Journalist As ...

(née Roy Chowdhury), a retired television and stage actress, since 24 December 1978. Together they have a daughter,

Tonima Hamid Tonima Hamid ( bn, তনিমা হামিদ) is a Bangladeshi model, actress and teacher. She is from Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Personal life Tonima Hamid is the daughter of M.Hamid and Falguni Hamid. She is married to Shamsul Haider Da ...

. Among Hamid's five brothers,

K. M. Khalid K. M. Khalid (born 4 August 1955) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and former State Minister of Cultural Affairs. He is former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Mymensingh-5 constituency. Personal life Among Khalid's five brothers, M Hami ...

is the current State Minister of Cultural Affairs and actor Mahmud Sajjad (d. 2021).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamid, M Living people Bangladeshi dramatists and playwrights Bangladeshi theatre directors Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)