Pakistan Army Hamid joined the
Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul, in 1953 as a cadet and was commissioned from the 12th PMA Long Course as a second lieutenant on 18 September 1955. He got a commission in the
5/14th Punjab Regiment, which was stationed in
Landi Kotal at that time. At the time of his joining, the Afghanistan–Pakistan border conflict was going on, and he took part in that on the very first day of his Army career. Later his unit was sent to
Jessore Cantonment. In 1958, Capt. Hamid, along with his unit, was sent to the
Sundarbans for jungle warfare training. He was sent to
Khulna for martial law duty in 1959. Later in 1963, he joined the 3rd
East Bengal Regiment. In 1965, he was sent to the
East Pakistan Rifles on deputation. He was posted to the 10th Wing of
East Pakistan Rifles at
Rangpur as an assistant commander. In early 1966 he was transferred to the 9th Wing as its commander at
Thakurgaon. But after 6 months of his posting at
Thakurgaon, he was nominated for staff course at
Command and Staff College Quetta. In 1967 he served in Karachi as a staff officer in
Divisional Headquarters. During the liberation war of Bangladesh, he was posted in Peshawar in the 6th East Bengal Regiment as a second in command. After the independence of Bangladesh, he and his family were shifted to a POW camp in
Peshawar with other Bengali officers and their families. On 1 September 1972, they escaped to Afghanistan and contacted the
Embassy of India, Kabul, and from there, they went first to New Delhi. After staying in New Delhi for two days, they went to Kolkata by train, and finally they arrived in Bangladesh on 22 September 1972.
Bangladesh Army Following his return to Bangladesh, he joined the Bangladesh Army as military secretary at Army Headquarters. Later in 1975, Hamid served as the station commander of
Dhaka Cantonment. He retired early from service in late 1975. ==Books==