M Hamid
এম হামিদ
Director General of Bangladesh Television
Succeeded byAbdul Mannan (acting)
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Spouse
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(m. 1978)​
ChildrenTonima Hamid Prantar Hamid
Relatives
Alma materJagannath College

M Hamid (Bengali: এম হামিদ) is a Bangladeshi dramatist and theatre personality.[1] He served as the director general of Bangladesh Television from March 2012 until April 2014.[2][3] He is a former chief executive officer of RTV, a Bangladeshi satellite television channel.[4] He served as the founding president of the theatrical group Natyachakra.[5][6]

Hamid was awarded 2018 Shilpakala Padak in dramatics by the government of Bangladesh.[7]

Early life

Hamid was a student of Jagannath College. He served as a Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) cultural secretary.[5] He debuted theatrical acting in the play Shurjamahal by Kalyan Mitra.[5] He, along with his friends, established the theatrical group Natyachakra in September 1972.[5] As of 2004, he had directed eight plays for Natyachakra.[5]

Career

Hamid worked at Bangladesh Television from 1980 until his retirement in 2006.[5][8] He served as the director of National Institute of Mass-communication (NIMCO).[9] In 2011, he joined as a managing director of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (FDC) and went on to become its director general until he left the position in 2012.[2][8][10][11]

Hamid served as the chairperson and president of Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation (BGTF).[12][13][14] He was an executive member of Shammilito Shangskritik Jote (SSJ).[15]

Hamid was awarded Badruddin Hossain Memorial Award by Padatik Natya Sangsad.[16]

Personal life

Hamid is married to Falguni Hamid (née Roy Chowdhury), a retired television and stage actress, since 24 December 1978.[17] Together they have a daughter, Tonima Hamid.[18]

Among Hamid's five brothers, K. M. Khalid is the current State Minister of Cultural Affairs and actor Mahmud Sajjad (d. 2021).[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Natyalay turns two". The Daily Star. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Hamid is new BTV boss". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Haroon-or-Rashid, Nesar Uddin new DGs of BTV, Betar". bdnews24.com. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "The key to success". The Daily Star. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ershad Kamol (5 March 2004). "A dedicated couple in drama lane : An evening with M Hamid and Falguni Hamid". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation". The Daily Star. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Seven cultural icons to receive Shilpakala Padak 2018". The Daily Star. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Hamid joins FDC". The Daily Star. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Nimco introduces certificate course on film direction". The Daily Star. 9 November 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Discussions". The Daily Star. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Book launching ceremony". The Daily Star. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "BGTF celebrates Chaitra Shankranti". The Daily Star. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "BGTF condolence for Pilkhana victims". The Daily Star. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  14. ↑ "Patho Natok Utsab '08 inaugurated". The Daily Star. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  15. ↑ "SSJ's council after eight years". The Daily Star. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  16. ↑ "Padatik's Theatre Fest Begins". The Daily Star. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  17. ↑ ম হামিদ ও ফালগুনী হামিদের ভালোবাসার গল্প. Ekushey TV (in Bengali). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  18. ↑ Ershad Kamol (15 March 2006). "Falguni on daughter Tonima". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  19. ↑ "Actor Mahmud Sajjad dies from COVID complications at 73". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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