Rashida Hamid
{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
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| office = 8th First Lady of Bangladesh
| term_label = In role
| predecessor = Anwara Begum
| successor = Rebecca Sultana
| term_start = 14 March 2013
| term_end = 24 April 2023
| president = Mohammad Abdul Hamid
| birth_name = Rashida Khanam
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| birth_place = Karimganj, Kishoreganj, Bangladesh
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| spouse = {{marriage|Mohammad Abdul Hamid|1964}}
| children = 4, including Rejwan Ahammad Taufiq
| alma_mater = Gurudayal Government College
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Rashida Hamid is a Bangladeshi teacher, public figure and former First Lady of Bangladesh.{{Cite news|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/685014|title=President M Abdul Hamid and his wife Rashida Khanam greet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with a bouquet at Bangabhaban in the capital on Sunday|date=14 April 2023|website=Daily Sun (Bangladesh)}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bssnews.net/news/53246|title=President's wife stresses women's advanced capability to face challenges|website=BSS}} She is the wife of the former President Mohammad Abdul Hamid,{{cite news|title=President hosts Victory Day reception |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2019/10/22/president-hamid-attends-japan-emperor-s-enthronement-ceremony |work= Dhaka Tribune |date=17 June 2017 |accessdate=22 October 2019}} and served as the country's first lady from 2013 to 2023.{{cite news|title=Hamid elected president |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/hamid-elected-president |work= The Daily Star |date=23 April 2013 |accessdate=9 May 2020}} She was the longest serving First Lady of Bangladesh.{{cite news|title=Hamid elected president for second term |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/abdul-hamid-elected-president-of-bangladesh-second-term-1531225 |work= The Daily Star |date=7 February 2018 |accessdate=9 May 2020}}
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.{{cite news|script-title=bn:যার প্রেরণায় রাষ্ট্রপতি আবদুল হামিদের পথচলা |url=https://www.jagonews24.com/special-reports/news/413864 |work= Jagonews24.com |date=22 October 2019 |accessdate=9 May 2020|language=bn}}{{cite news|title=President hosts Victory Day reception|url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/president-hosts-victory-day-reception/38362 |work= United News of Bangladesh |date=17 December 2019 |accessdate=9 May 2020}}
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.
Work
Rashida Hamid worked as headteacher in a kindergarten in Dhaka. She is the chairperson of President Abdul Hamid Medical College and Hospital's governing body.{{cite news|title=President urges medical students, teachers to acquire skills|url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/president-urges-medical-students-teachers-to-acquire-skills/3977 |work= United News of Bangladesh |date=10 October 2018 |accessdate=9 May 2020}}