 Ahmed graduated in Veterinary Medicine in 1995 (Nagpur) and obtained further degrees in Animal Biotechnology (MS) (NDRI, Karnal) and Molecular Medicine (PhD) (Manipal University).In December 2008 he joined the University of Hyderabad as a member of the Faculty and served as Chairman of the Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics.Currently, he is serving as Senior Director at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh in Dhaka, Bangladesh.