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About George A. Hamid Sr.
- George Ameen Hamid Sr.
- (February 4, 1896 – June 1971) is an entrepreneur who made major contributions to America's outdoor amusement and entertainment industry.
- He established significant productions during the 20th century for fairs, circuses, carnivals and expositions.
- He is the father of George A.
- Hamid Jr..
- He was born in 1896 in Broumana, Lebanon.
- He moved to America in 1907 with the Buffalo Bill Wild West show, and later founded the Hamid-Morton Circus with Robert Morton. In 1953 he became President of the IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions).
- Newsweek magazine described him in 1965 as "one of America's top entrepreneurs in outdoor entertainment".
- He died in 1971.
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