MA Hamid

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MA Hamid
Hamid in 1960
Born	15 March 1932 Sunamganj, Sylhet, Assam Province, British India (now Bangladesh)
Died	(2008-07-25)25 July 2008 (aged 76) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Allegiance	Pakistan (Before 1972)  Bangladesh
Service/branch	Pakistan Army  Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1955-1978
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Unit	Army Service Corps
Commands held	Station Commander, Dhaka CO of SSD Jessore
Awards	National Sports Award
Spouse(s)	Rani Hamid
Children	Kaiser Hamid

MA Hamid (died 25 July 2008)^[1] was a Bangladeshi sports organiser and a Bangladesh Army lieutenant colonel. 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.^[1] He was the recipient of Bangladesh National Sports Award (2006) in the organiser category.^[2]

Career

In 1975, Hamid served as the station commander of Dhaka Cantonment.^[3]

Hamid wrote a book "Three Army Coups and Some Untold Tales".^[3]

Personal life

Hamid's wife, Rani Hamid, is a Woman International Master.^[1] Their eldest son, Kaiser Hamid, was the captain of the Bangladesh national football team for several years, the second son, Sohel Hamid, was a national squash champion and the youngest son, Bobby Hamid, was a football player.^[1]

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