1. Hamid Algadri's father was an Arab Muwallad named Muhammad, and his paternal grandfather named Alim Algadri, a Hadhrami descent born in Surat, India who married a local Indian woman and later migrated to East Java and was given the position as the Kapitan Arab in Pasuruan, a position in the colonial system solely for Arab Indonesians.
Hamid Algadri had a younger brother, Ali, a businessman and former diplomat who was born in 1918 and served as an Indonesian ambassador in Myanmar from 1949 until 1950.
Hamid Algadri's grandfather started selling horses before becoming a successful businessman in real-estate.
From this mixed family life, Hamid Algadri mastered Indonesian, Javanese and Urdu, besides Dutch from his formal education.
Hamid Algadri received his basic education from ELS, which he continued to middle school 1928 - 1933, and AMS majoring in Classical Western civilizations from 1933 to 1936.
In 1930 Hamid Algadri affiliated himself in Jong Islamieten Bond in Surabaya, a youth organization initiated by nationalist activists such as Agus Salim.
Hamid Algadri moved to Batavia in 1936 and became student in the Recht Hoge School in Batavia, but was unable to finish because the University was closed during Japanese occupation in 1942.
Hamid Algadri was the first Arab-Indonesian who entered the university.
At the university, Hamid Algadri was active in youth organizations within or outside campus, such as at Perhimpunan Pelajar-Pelajar Indonesia, Indonesia Muda, Studenten Islam Studie Club, Unitas Studiosorum Indonesisensis and Baperpi.
Hamid Algadri worked in the Secretariat of the Prime Minister.
Hamid Algadri later moved to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, later as Secretary of the Ministry of Information as well as a member of the Central Indonesian National Committee.
When Sjahrir became head of KNIP, Hamid Algadri who was in Pasuruan was summoned and given the task to work in Jakarta.
Hamid Algadri was included in it and became member of the working committee of KNIP.
At a young age in Jakarta, Hamid Algadri lived on 13 Serang street.
Hamid Algadri was chosen as one of the advisors to the Indonesian delegation during the negotiations of the Renville Agreement and Linggadjati Agreement.
Hamid Algadri participated in the Indonesian delegation as an adviser to the Round Table Conference in The Hague in 1949.
At the time Hamid Algadri was member of parliament in the Foreign Affairs Commission, and had frequent official visits to various countries in Asia and Europe.
Hamid Algadri was member of delegation to the United Nations, United Kingdom and Pakistan.
At that time Hamid Algadri was the Committee Chairman of the Foreign Affairs in the Indonesian parliament.
Hamid Algadri was officially given the responsibility to assist both groups, and he eventually became Secretary General of Algeria and Tunisia Aid Committee.
Indonesia, through Hamid Algadri's leadership, helped them by providing offices, cars, and a monthly allowance for their representatives in Jakarta, and by arranging that some foreign exchange from the sale of rubber were sent to them.
Hamid Algadri voiced the disagreement of the PSI for the establishment of an Islamic state in Indonesia and after the talk failed to agreement of the proposed changes, the Constitutional Assembly agreed to back to 1945 constitution as an alternative way to overcome the crisis.
Hamid Algadri was recognized internationally by the countries of North Africa for his struggles and efforts for the independence of North African countries.
Hamid Algadri was awarded with the highest L'ordre de Nishan Iftikhar from the Republic of Tunisia on January 15,1956, and was awarded the Wism Jumhuria on August 29,1992.
Hamid Algadri was awarded the Highest Order Masaf al-Istihqaq al-Wathani from Algeria on August 3,1992.
When he was no longer the member of parliament, Hamid Algadri was active in the social activities, such as the director of the Yayasan Dana Bantuan, board member of Social Foundation to fight Tuberculosis, and board member of the Yayasan Bunga Kamboja.
Hamid Algadri was in the presiding board of PAI which was led by Hussein Alatas in 1942.
Hamid Algadri later married his daughter, Zena, who was 18 at that time.
Hamid Algadri died of natural cause at Medistra hospital, Jakarta on January 25,1998.
Hamid Algadri was buried in a simple ceremony led by then Minister of Foreign Affair Ali Alatas.