M Hamid () is a

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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 Shilpakala Padak in dramatics by the

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Early life

Hamid was a student of

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. 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

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

Tonima Hamid Tonima Hamid () 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 Dalim, who is a news presenter and ho ...

. Among Hamid's five brothers, K. M. Khalid is a former 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) Recipients of the Shilpakala Padak