Ph.D Bristol University, U.K. (1969).

M.Sc., Department of Chemistry, Dhaka University (1964)

B.Sc.(Honours), Department of Chemistry, Dhaka University (1963)

Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Dhaka University (1993 -1996). Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Dhaka University.

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Salford University, U.K. (1975 -1978). Extensive teaching experience in organic chemistry at graduate and undergraduate levels since 1965 and have been working primarily in the fields of Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Organic Reaction Mechanisms since 1966.

The areas of research are as stated below:

*Synthesis of adamantane and related structures of potential anti-cancer and anti-AIDS activity from enamines.

*Synthesis of potential bio-active organic compounds from reactions of ab-unsaturated carbonyl compounds having active hydrogens in acyclic, carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds.

*Synthesis of spiro and spiroketal structures both carbocyclic and heterocyclic of potential drug value.

*Cyclocondensation reactions leading to the synthesis of heterocycles.

*Reactions of ninhydrin with carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur nucleophiles.

Member, American Chemical Society, Membership No.2137893 since 1995.

Member, New York Academy of Sciences, ID # 491219 since 1999.

National Representative of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) for the years 2008 and 2009.

Life Member, Bangladesh Chemical Society.

Developed collaborative research with different centres in the USA for the use of the instrumental facilities for determination of the structures as well as the bio-activity measurements of organic compounds of potential drug value synthesised in our laboratory.

1993: Visited the Kent State University, George Mason University (GMU) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) of National Institute of Health (NIH), USA as a visiting scientist.

1994: Visited and worked at the GMU and NCI of NIH on continued research programs.

1995: Visited and worked at the GMU and NCI of NIH on continued research programs.

1997: Visited and worked at the GMU and NCI of NIH on continued research programs.

1997: Visited and worked at the research lab of Professor G.A. Olah, Nobel Laureate at the University of Southern California on a co-operative research program for stable carbocation study of substituted adamantanes and diarylideneacetones in superacids media.

1999: Visited and worked at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee as a visiting scientist and NCI of NIH on continued research programs.

2001: Visited and worked at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee as a visiting scientist and NCI of NIH on continued research programs.

2003: Visited and worked at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee as a visiting scientist on continued research program.

2004: Visited and worked at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Campus as a visiting scientist.

2004: Visited the NCI of NIH as a visiting scientist on continued research program.

2005: Visited and worked at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Campus as a visiting scientist and NCI of NIH on continued research programs.

2006: Did updated literature survey in the interested research areas at the Rutgers University Library, New Jersey.

Developed research collaboration in Japan with Kanazawa University (1996), with Kochi University and Kyushu University (2000) and Kyoto University (2003) for the use of their instrumental facilities for determination of structures of organic compounds of potential drug value synthesized in laboratory.

Up to June, 2009 total number of published papers 45, out of which 28 papers published in foreign journals of international reputation. Some of which are mentioned below:

1. M.G. Ahmed, S.A. Ahmed, U.K.R. Romman, K. Akhter and M.M. Rahman, Synthesis of Some Thermodynamically Stable Spiroketals: 2,2/-Spirobi(4-aryl-7,7-dimethyl-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrochroman), Dhaka Univ. J. Sci., 2009, 57, 127-128.

2. M.G. Ahmed, S.A. Ahmed, S.M. Ahmed, U.K.R. Romman and K. Akhter, (Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka); M.M. Hossain (Department of Chemistry, Wisconsin University, U.S.A.) and A. Hussam (Department of Chemistry, George Mason University, U.S.A.), Synthesis of Substituted 5-(1,3-Diaryl-1-oxopropyl) Pyrimidine (1H, 3H,5H)-2,4,6-trions, Dhaka Univ. J. Sci., 2009, 57, 43-46.

3. M.G. Ahmed, S.A. Ahmed, S.M. Ahmed, T. Sultana and M.K. Uddin, Synthesis of Substituted and Unsubstituted 5-(1,3-Diaryl-1-oxopropyl) Pyrimidine (1H, 3H,5H)-2,4,6-trions, Indian J. Chem., 2007, 46B, 122-125.

4. M.G. Ahmed, U.K.R. Romman, S.M. Ahmed, K. Akhter and M.E. Halim, Synthesis and Correlation of Spectral Properties of Some Substituted 1,3-Diphenyl-2-propen-1-ones, Bangladesh. J. Sci. Ind. Res, 2007, 42, 45-52. 5. M.G. Ahmed, U.K.R. Romman, S.M. Ahmed, K. Akhter, M.E. Halim and M Salauddin, A Study on the Synthesis of 5,7-Diaryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2,4-dioxo-5H-pyrano [2,3-d] pyrimidines, Bangladesh. J. Sci. Ind. Res, 2006, 41, 119-128.

6. M.G. Ahmed, S.A. Ahmed, K. Akhter, Y. Tsuda, M. M. Hossain and F.H. Forsterling, Synthesis of Substituted Tricyclo [5.3.1.04,9] undecan-2,6-diones from 4,4-Disubstituted Cyclohexanone Enamines and Methacryloyl Chloride, Synthetic Commun., 2006, 36, 1273-1283.

7. M.G. Ahmed, S.A.I. Moeiz, S.A. Ahmed and A. Hussam, Mass Spectral Fragmentation of Substituted Adamantane-2,4-diones, Indian J. Chem., 2006, 45B, 1234.

8. M.G. Ahmed, S.A. Ahmed, M.K. Uddin, M.T. Rahman, U.K.R. Romman, M Fujio and Y. Tsuda, A Facile Synthesis of Fused Spiroketal Skeleton: 2,2/-Spirobi(4-aryl-7,7-dimethyl-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrochroman), Tetrahedron Lett., 2005, 46, 8217-8220.

9. M.G. Ahmed, S.A. Ahmed, K. Akhter, S.M.I. Moeiz, Y. Tsuda, F. Kiuchi, M. M. Hossain and F.H. Forsterling, Synthesis of Some Substituted Adamantane-2,4-diones from 4,4-Disubstitued Cyclohexanone Enamines and Methacryloyl Chloride, J. Chem. Res., 2005, 293-298.

10. M.G. Ahmed, S.A. Ahmed, S.M. Ahmed, M.M. Hossain and A. Hussam, Synthesis of 7,11-Diaryl-3-oxo (or thioxo)-2,4-diazaspiro [5.5] undecane-1,5,9-triones, Part 1, J. Chem. Res., 2005, 622-625.

11. M.G. Ahmed, S.A. Ahmed, U.K.R. Romman, A. Sultana Touchy, M.R. Badal, M.A. Hossain and M. Khabir Uddin, Synthesis of Substituted and Unsubstituted 2,4-diaryl-5-Oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-Chromens, Indian J. Chem., 2005, 44B, 622-624.

12. M.G. Ahmed, S.A. Ahmed, U.K.R. Romman, S. Mosaddeq Ahmed and M. Khabir Uddin, Synthesis and characterization of some Diarylideneacetones (1,5-diaryl-1,4-pentadien-3-ones), Dhaka Univ. J. Sci., 2005, 53, 1-9. 13. A.A. Shaikh, M.Q. Ehsan, S.A. Ahmed, M.G. Ahmed, A. Hussam and A.H. Khan, Electrochemical Studies on Redox Reactions of Oximes at Carbon Paste and Glassy Carbon Electrodes, Oriental Journal of Chemistry, 2004, 20, 421-428.

14. M.G. Ahmed, S.A. Ahmed, U.K.R. Romman, S.M.A. Hakim Siddiki, M. Khabir Uddin and Mizue Fujio, Synthesis of 4-amido-4-cyano-3,5-bisarylcyclohexanones, Dhaka Univ. J. Sci., 2003, 52, 23-28.

15. M.G. Ahmed, S.A. Ahmed, U.K.R. Romman, A. Sultana Touchy, Mizanur Rahman Badal, Mohammad Awlad Hossain and M. Khabir Uddin, A convenient one pot Synthesis of substituted and unsubstituted 2,4-diraryl-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-chromens, Part-2, Indian J. Chem., 2002, 41B, 368-371.

16. M.G. Ahmed, S.M.I. Iqbal Moeiz, S.A. Ahmed, F. Kiuchi and Y. Tsuda, Synthesis of substitute Tricyclo[5.3.1.04,9]undecan-2,6-diones, Tetrahedron, 2001, 57, 3143-3150.

17. M.G. Ahmed, S.A. Ahmed, U.K.R. Romman, K. Akhter, M.A. Chowdhury and F. Kiuchi, Synthesis of substituted Cyclohex-2-enones, Indian J. Chem., 2001, 40B, 710-712.

18. M.G. Ahmed, S.A. Ahmed, U.K.R. Romman, and K. Akhter, Isolation of Michael 1:1-Adducts from Reactions of Active Methylene Compounds with αβ-Unsaturated Methyl Ketones, Dhaka Univ. J. Sci., 2000, 48, 119.

19. M.G. Ahmed, S.M.I. Moeiz, S.A. Ahmed, F. Kiuchi, Y. Tsuda and P. Sampson, Synthesis of Some Substituted Adamantane-2,4-diones from 4,4-Disubstituted Cyclohexanone Enamines and αβ-Unsaturated Acid Chlorides, J. Chem. Res., 1999, (S)316-17, (M) 1439-1470 (A Journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry, U.K.).

20. M.G. Ahmed, S.M.I. Moeiz, S. A. Ahmed, M. A. Hena, Y. Tsuda and P. Sampson, Synthesis of Some Substituted Adamantanetriones J. Chem. Res., 1998, (S) 282, (M) 1082 (A Journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry, U.K.).

21. M.G. Ahmed, S. A. Ahmed, U. K. R. Romman, T. Mohsin and F. Kiuchi, Synthesis and Characterization of Some Diarylideneacetones (1,5-diaryl-1,4-pentadien-3-ones) Dhaka Univ. J. Sci., 1998, 46, 253.

22. M.G. Ahmed, S.A. Ahmed, U.K.R. Romman, and M.A. Hena, Reactions of Ethyl Carbamate showing its Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Properties J. Bangladesh Chem. Soc., 1997, 10, 171.

23. M.G. Ahmed, S. A. Ahmed, M. H. Bahar and T. Shaha., Reactions of Ninhydrin with Poor Nitrogen Nucleophiles., J. Bangladesh Chem. Soc., 1994, 7, 59.

24. S. A. Ahmed, M.G. Ahmed, M. H. Bahar and M. S. Islam., A Study on Reactions of Acyclic 1,3-Diketones with Benzylideneacetophenone., J. Bangladesh Chem. Soc., 1991, 4, 209.

25. M.G. Ahmed, S. A. Ahmed, M. H. Bahar and M. R. Islam, Cyclocondensation of 5,5-Dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione with Mesityl Oxide., J. Bangladesh Chem. Soc., 1990, 3, 189.

26. M.G. Ahmed, A. K. M. F. Huque, S. A. Ahmed, M. M. Zaman and D. R. Andersson., Reactions of αβ-Unsaturated Acid Chlorides with 4,4-Disubstituted Cyclohexanone Enamines., J. Chem. Res., 1988, (S) 362, (M) 2815.

27. M.G. Ahmed, S. A. Ahmed, M. H. Bahar and G. Rasul, Reactions of Diarylideneacetone with Active Methylene Compounds., J. Bangladesh Chem. Soc., 1988, 1, 45.

28. A. K. M. F. Huque, M. M. Zaman, S. A. Ahmed, M.G. Ahmed and R. Andersson., Synthesis of Some Substituted Adamantane-2,4-diones., J. Chem. Res., 1987, (S) 214, (M) 1701.

29. M. Ahmed, A. H. Mirza, M. Alauddin and M.G. Ahmed, Zinc Chloride Catalyzed Condensation of Mesityl Oxide with Benzoylacetone., J. Indian Chem. Soc., 1987, LXIV, 62.

30. M.G. Ahmed, S. A. Ahmed, A. C. Bain and A. K. M. F. Huque., Reactions of Dibenzylideneacetone with Esters Containing Active Methylene Groups., J. Bangladesh Acad. Sci., 1986, 10, 165.

31. P.W. Hickmott, M.G. Ahmed, S. A. Ahmed, S. Wood and M. Kapon., Enamine Chemistry, Part 29. Synthesis of Adamantane Derivatives from αβ-Unsaturated Acid Chlorides and 4,4-Disubstituted Cyclohexanone Enamines. Multiple [3.3] Sigmatropic Rearrangement Transition State Stereochemistry, X-ray Analysis. J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. I, 1985, 2559.

32. M.G. Ahmed, Base-Catalyzed Deuterationof 2-Hydroxy/methoxy-2-methyl-butan 3-one and 2,2-Dimethylbutan-3-one. Indian J. Chem., 1982, 22B, 162.

33. M.G. Ahmed, S. A. Ahmed and M. K. Alam., Reactions of Ninhydrin with Aromatic Amines and Ureas., J. Indian Chem. Soc., 1982, 59, 806.

34. M.G. Ahmed, S. A. Ahmed M. H. Khondaker, M. A. Islam and A. K. M. M. Anam., Acid Catalyzed Condensation of β-Diketones with Benzylidene-acetophenone (Chalcone)., Indian J. Chem., 1982, 21B, 470.

35. M.G. Ahmed, S. A. Ahmed, U. Q. R. Romman and M. K. Alam., Reactions of Ninhydrin with Diamines., J. Bangladesh Acad. Sci., 1981, 5, 13.

36. M.G. Ahmed, S. A. Ahmed and P. W. Hickmott., Enamine Chemistry. Part-27. The Effect of Additional α- and β- Heteroatoms on the ρπ-Conjugation and Reactivity of Enamines. Sub-or Superenamines ? J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. I 1980, 2383.

37. M.G. Ahmed and A. Ahmed., Acid Catalysed Condensation of Mesityl Oxide with Acetylacetone, J. Bangladesh Acad. Sci., 1978, 2, 41.

38. M.G. Ahmed, P. W. Hickmott and R. D. Soelistywati., Enamine Chemistry Part XXV. C-13 N.M.R. Spectra of N-Alkylmorpholines and -Pyrrolidines. Comparison with C-13 Spectra of the Corresponding Acyclic Enamines., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. II, 1978, 372.

39. M.G. Ahmed and P. W. Hickmott., Enamine Chemistry Part XXIII. Synthesis Spectral Properties and Relative Stabilities of Cyclic Dienamineiron Tricarbonyl Complexes., J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1977, 1557.

40. M.G. Ahmed, P. W. Hickmott., Enamine Chemistry Part XXII. C-13 N.M.R. of Acyclic Enamines., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. II, 1977, 838.

41. M.G. Ahmed and M. A. Rahim, Reactions of Ninhydrin with o.m. and p-Toludines., Bangladesh J. Sci. & Ind. Res., 1975, 10, 291.

42. M.G. Ahmed, M. Ahmed and A. Hye., Reactions of Ninhydrin with N-Substituted Anilines and Substituted Guanidines., J. Indian Chem. Soc., 1973, 50, 594.

43. M.G. Ahmed and R. W. Alder., Methyl Basicity and Nucleophilicity : The N-and O- Alkylation of Carbamates., J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm., 1969, No. 23, 1389.

44. M.G. Ahmed, R. W. Alder, G. H. James, M. L. Sinnott and M. C. Whiting, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm., 1968, No. 23, 1533.

45. M. Ahmed, M.G. Ahmed, M. A. Hossain and M. A. Latif., Reactions of Aromatic Amines with Chloral, Proc. Pak. Acad. Sci., 1968, 5, 13.