13 Facts About Rani Hamid

Rani Hamid was born on 14 July 1944 and is a Bangladeshi chess player.

Rani Hamid became the country's first Woman International Master in 1985.

Rani Hamid has been the national champion 20 times, most recently at the 38th Women National Championship at the age of 75.

Rani Hamid had won her 19th National Women's Chess Championship title in August 2018.

Rani Hamid is a three-time winner of the British Women's Chess Championship.

Rani Hamid became Zonal Champion in 2018, received the Journalists Choice Award in the Chess World Cup 2018 in Russia, and won the gold medal in Commonwealth Chess 2017 in Delhi.

Rani Hamid won the national title for six consecutive years from 1979 to 1984.

Rani Hamid was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master title in 1985 and won the British Women's Championship in 1983,1985 and 1989.

Rani Hamid received the gold medal in Commonwealth Chess 2017 in Delhi.

Rani Hamid was the Zonal Champion in 2018 and won the "Journalists Choice Award" at the Chess World Cup 2018 in Russia.

Rani Hamid won her 20th Bangladesh National Women's title in September 2019.

Rani Hamid was married to Lieutenant colonel MA Rani Hamid, a sports organiser, from 1959 to 2008.

Rani Hamid's other son, Sohel Hamid, was a national squash champion.