Rashida Hamid

Rashida Hamid is a Bangladeshi teacher, public figure and former First Lady of Bangladesh.^[1][2] She is the wife of the former President Mohammad Abdul Hamid,^[3] and served as the country's first lady from 2013 to 2023.^[4] She was the longest serving First Lady of Bangladesh.^[5]

Rashida Hamid
8th First Lady of Bangladesh
In role 14 March 2013 – 24 April 2023
President	Mohammad Abdul Hamid
Preceded by	Anwara Begum
Succeeded by	Rebecca Sultana
Personal details
Born	Rashida Khanam Karimganj, Kishoreganj, Bangladesh
Spouse	Mohammad Abdul Hamid ​ ​ (m. 1964)​
Children	4, including Rejwan Ahammad Taufiq
Alma mater	Gurudayal Government College

Early life

Rashida Hamid was born in Jaffarabad, Karimganj, Kishoreganj. She is the wife of former President Mohammad Abdul Hamid and mother of Rejwan Ahammad Taufiq, MP.^[6][7]

Education

Hamid passed SSC from SV Government High School in 1963 and HSC from Gurudayal Government College. She graduated from Gurudayal Government College in 1972.^[6]

Work

Rashida Hamid worked as headteacher in a kindergarten in Dhaka.^[6] She is the chairperson of President Abdul Hamid Medical College and Hospital's governing body.^[8]