Hamid holds a Bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Omdurman. He started working in the field of journalism as an amateur in 1998. He spent 10 years in Saudi Arabia, where his journalistic carrier came to a halt. He resumed his work as a journalist in 2008 and has been working professionally in a number of newspapers such as Al-Wifag, Al-Tayyar, Al-Sudani, and Alwan. Hamid is currently working with Al-Karar newspaper. He joined The Niles project in 2013.