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Abdul Hamid

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Mohammad Abdul Hamid (born 1 January 1944) is a Bangladeshi retired politician, lawyer and statesman who served as the President of Bangladesh from 2013 to 2023, making him the longest serving president in the country's history. A political career spanning more than six decades, he was a lifelong affiliate of the Awami League, and was elected a member of parliament (MP) in Pakistan and independent Bangladesh for seven terms. He previously served as the Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad in 2001 and from 2009 to 2013, Deputy Speaker from 1996 to 2001, and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2006. Born in the Haor-prone area of Kishoreganj, he joined student politics in the wake of Bengali nationalism against Pakistan via the East Pakistan Chhatra League in 1959. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdul Hamid is the 2,813th most popular politician (up from 3,043rd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Bangladesh (down from 6th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Bangladeshi Politician.

Abdul Hamid II was the Ottoman Sultan from 1876 to 1909. He is most famous for his role in the Armenian Genocide.

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Among politicians, Abdul Hamid ranks 2,813 out of 19,576. Before him are Joseph McCarthy, Thomas Bach, Hyeonjong of Joseon, Eisaku Satō, Tiglath-Pileser III, and Shalmaneser I. After him are Canute IV of Denmark, Nawal El Saadawi, Ayşe Sultan, Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür, Pervez Musharraf, and Attalus II Philadelphus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Abdul Hamid ranks 61. Before him are George Graham, Erwin Neher, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claudia Mori, Gennady Zyuganov, and Rajiv Gandhi. After him are Harold Ramis, Sondra Locke, Gérard Mourou, Mairead Maguire, Bernhard Schlink, and John Rhys-Davies.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, Abdul Hamid ranks 7 out of 74. Before him are Sheikh Hasina (1947), Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858), Chandragupta I (250), Muhammad Yunus (1940), Mohammed Shahabuddin (1949), and Atiśa (982). After him are Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920), Mohammad Ali Bogra (1909), Matsyendranatha (901), Zillur Rahman (1929), William Beveridge (1879), and Fazlur Rahman Khan (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bangladesh

Among politicians born in Bangladesh, Abdul Hamid ranks 4. Before him are Sheikh Hasina (1947), Chandragupta I (250), and Mohammed Shahabuddin (1949). After him are Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920), Mohammad Ali Bogra (1909), Zillur Rahman (1929), Ziaur Rahman (1936), Iajuddin Ahmed (1931), Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894), Shahabuddin Ahmed (1930), and A. B. Bardhan (1924).

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