Rashida Hamid is a Bangladeshi teacher, public figure, and

First Lady of Bangladesh First Lady of Bangladesh is the unofficial title given to the spouse of the president of Bangladesh. Prominent former first ladies include former prime minister Khaleda Zia and former opposition leader Rowshan Ershad. The incumbent first lady is ...

. She is the wife of the

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Abdul Hamid ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الحميد) is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Ḥamīd'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which gave rise t ...

. She has been serving as a country's First Lady since 14 March 2013.

Early life

Rashida Hamid was born in Jaffarabad,

Karimganj Karimganj is a city in the Karimganj District of the Indian state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarters of the district. Karimganj city is located at . The area of Karimganj city is 16.09 km2. It has an average elevation of 13 ...

Kishoreganj Kishoreganj is a city and the headquarters of Kishoreganj District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. See also * ABM Zahidul Haq * Pakundia Adarsha Mohila College Pakundia Adarsha Mohila College ( bn, পাকুন্দিয়� ...

. She is the wife of former

Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad The Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Bangladesh. The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the parliament following general elections. Serving for a term of five years, the speaker chos ...

and current President

and mother of Rejwan Ahammad Taufiq, MP.

Education

Hamid passed SSC from SV Government High School in 1963 and HSC from

Gurudayal Government College Gurudayal Government College or Gurudayal College ( bn, গুরুদয়াল সরকারি মহাবিদ্যালয়) is a public tertiary higher education institution. It is affiliated to the National University in Banglad ...

. She graduated from

in 1972.

Work

Rashida Hamid worked as Headteacher in a Kindergarten School, Dhaka. She is the Chairperson of the

President Abdul Hamid Medical College and Hospital President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese f ...

's governing body.

References

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