[1][2][3] Abdul Hamid was born in 1886, to a Bengali Muslim family from Pathantula in Sylhet.
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Dacca College and a Bachelor of Laws from Calcutta Law College, after which he joined the Sylhet District Bar.
[2][3][6][7] Qazi Nazrul Islam visited Abdul Hamid's home during his stay in Sylhet.
[8] In 1937, he was appointed as the deputy leader of the Assam Provincial Muslim League until the Partition of India in 1947.
The Minister Abdul Hamid Road in Pathantula, Sylhet was named after him in his honour, as well as the Abdul Hamid Government Primary School in nearby Masimpur, Sylhet.