Rani Hamid

Chess Player

Birthday July 14, 1944

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Sylhet, Bangladesh

Age 80 years old

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About

The first female chess player ever to win the National Chess Championship who has also won the British Women's Championship 3 times.

Before Fame

She was originally born Sayeda Jasimunnessa Khatun in Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Trivia

She was given the FIDE Woman International Master title in 1985.

Family Life

Her son is star soccer player Kaiser Hamid.

Associated With

She and England's Mary Rudge are two of modern history's most important female chess players.