Hamin Ahmed

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Hamin Ahmed

| image = Hamin Ahmed at Dhaka Retro 04.jpg

| caption = Ahmed in 2024

| native_name = হামিন আহমেদ

| native_name_lang = bn

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|03|08|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India

| origin = Dhaka, Bangladesh

| death_date =

| death_place =

| genre = Pop rock

| occupation = Musician, composer, guitarist, bassist and singer{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-live/news/ae-talk-elita-hamin-ahmed-2051169|title=A&E Talk with Elita: Hamin Ahmed|language=en|work=The Daily Star|accessdate=8 May 2022}}

| instrument = Vocals, guitar

| years_active = 1979–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Kaniz Suborna|2008}}

| current_member_of = Miles

}}

Hamin Ahmed (born 8 March 1959) is a Bangladeshi musician and former Bangladesh national cricket player.{{Cite news |date=2020-06-14 |title=When Hamin Ahmed was a cricketing hero |language=en |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/when-hamin-ahmed-was-cricketing-hero-92524 |access-date=2023-07-21}} He is a member of the rock band Miles.{{cite news |script-title=bn:শাফিন আহমেদ ও হামিন আহমেদের 'আমার আমি’ |trans-title=Shafin Ahmed and Hamin Ahmed |url=http://www.banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=db28507034068ea227ef2f0ae9e633d0&nttl=90870 |newspaper=Banglanews24.com |language=bn |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117142001/http://www.banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=db28507034068ea227ef2f0ae9e633d0&nttl=90870 |archive-date=17 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://newyork.eidesh.com/news/view/451 |script-title=bn:১৬ বছর পর নিউইয়র্ক মাতালো মাইলস |trans-title=Miles concert in USA after 16 years |language=bn |access-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808082308/http://newyork.eidesh.com/news/view/451 |archive-date=8 August 2019 |url-status=dead }}

Personal life

Ahmed is the son of Kamal Dasgupta, a music director and Firoza Begum, a Nazrul Sangeet singer. Ahmed first studied in a school in Kolkata.{{cite news |last=Islam |first=Tehreen |date=15 March 2012 |title=Hamin Ahmed – a life lived rocking |url=http://newagebd.com/supliment.php?sid=21&id=124 |newspaper=New Age |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129174626/http://newagebd.com/supliment.php?sid=21&id=124 |archive-date=29 January 2013 |url-status=dead }} Then he moved to Dhaka and studied in St. Joseph Higher Secondary School and Notre Dame College.{{Cite web |date=2020-06-14 |title=When Hamin Ahmed was a cricketing hero |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/when-hamin-ahmed-was-cricketing-hero-92524 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}} He finished his education in the Department of Public Administration in University of Dhaka. Ahmed is married to Kaniz Suborna since 22 April 2008 and has three children. His younger brother Shafin Ahmed was a fellow member of Miles.

Career

In early days, Ahmed played cricket with the clubs – Surja Tarun, Azad Boys, Abahani, Mohammedan and KCSO Boys. He was part of Bangladesh's squad for the ICC Trophy of 1986.

He commenced his musical journey as the vocalist and guitarist with the renowned Miles band in 1979.

Ahmed started his own computer business venture, DataTech in 1987. Later, he joined ACI in 1992. Besides, he has his own businesses to run.