Ahmed Mohiuddin

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Dr. Ahmed Mohiuddin (Urdu: احمد محی الدین) (b. 1923 - d. 1998) was a noted scientist, scholar and researcher of Pakistan.

Ahmed born on January 8, 1923, Hyderabad, India. He got early education from Hyderabad, M.Sc. (Biology) from Osmania University in 1945 with distinction. In 1945 he was awarded a Ph.D. scholarship from government. He did Ph.D. in Zoology in 1948 from London University. He returned to homeland Hyderabad in 1948 and joined Osmania University as associate professor.

He migrated to Pakistan in November 1948 and joined Malaria Institute of Pakistan till 1952. From 1953 to 1960, Dr Mohiuddin served for Karachi University. Later he was transferred to Sindh University, Jamshoro as chairman of the Zoology Department. In 1978, Dr Mohiuddin joined Quaid-e-Azam University as Vice Chancellor and later became VC of Allama Iqbal Open University. From 1986 to 1988 he also served for East-West University, Chicago.

He was the founder of Pakistan Zoological Society. He was awarded Fellowship from Pakistan Academy of Sciences and Royal Society of Tropical Medicine.

Nationally and internationally, his 37 books has been published on science and research. He died on January 4, 1998 in Atlanta, USA.