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{{Distinguish|text = [[Ahmed Mohiuddin (politician)|Ahmed Mohiuddin]], an Indian politician and the member of the first Lok Sabha}}
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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Ahmed Mohiuddin
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = 8 January 1923
| birth_place = [[Hydrabad]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1998|01|04|1923|01|08}}
| death_place = [[Atlanta]], United States
| residence = [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]
| nationality = [[Pakistani people|Pakistani]]
| field = [[Biology]] and [[zoology]]
| work_institution = [[Osmania University]], India [[Karachi University]], [[Pakistan]] [[Sindh University]], [[Pakistan]] [[Quaid-e-Azam University]], [[Pakistan]] [[Allama Iqbal Open University]], [[Pakistan]] [[East-West University]], [[United States]]
|alma_mater = [[Osmania University]], India
|awards= [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] (1962)
}}

'''Ahmed Mohiuddin''' ([[Urdu]]: '''احمد محی الدین''') (8 January 1923 – 4 January 1998) was a noted [[scientist]], scholar and researcher of [[Pakistan]].

==Early life and education==
Ahmed Mohiuddin was born in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], India, where he received his early education from Hyderabad. He obtained his MSc ([[Biology]]) from [[Osmania University]] in 1945 with distinction. In 1945 he was awarded a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] scholarship from government. He did a PhD in [[Zoology]] in 1948 from the [[University of London]]. He returned to Hyderabad in 1948 and joined [[Osmania University]] as an associate professor.

==Career==
Mohiuddin migrated to Pakistan in November 1948 and joined the Malaria Institute of Pakistan until 1952. From 1953 to 1960, he served for [[Karachi University]]. Later he was transferred to [[Sindh University]], Jamshoro as chairman of the Zoology Department.<ref>{{cite book|title=Pakistan Journal of Zoology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JOLzAAAAMAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Zoological Society of Pakistan|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> In 1978, Mohiuddin joined [[Quaid-e-Azam University]] as Vice Chancellor and later became Vice Chancellor of [[Allama Iqbal Open University]] in [[Islamabad]], Pakistan. From 1986 to 1988, he served [[East-West University]], [[Chicago]].

Mohiuddin was the founder of the Pakistan Zoological Society. He was awarded a fellowship from [[Pakistan Academy of Sciences]] and Royal Society of Tropical Medicine.<ref>[http://www.paspk.org/deceased-fellows/ Professor Dr. Ahmed Mohiuddin elected as a Fellow of Pakistan Academy Of Sciences in 1974] Pakistan Academy of Sciences (paspk.org) website] Retrieved 17 July 2019</ref>

Mohiuddin was a highly cited [[biologist]] and [[zoologist]] in Pakistan.

Nationally and internationally, 37 of his books have been published on science and research.

==Awards and recognition==
*[[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1962

==Death and legacy==
Ahmed Mohiuddin died in [[Atlanta]], US on 4 January 1998 at age 74.

In recognition of his services to the field of zoology, [[Zoological Society of Pakistan]] created the Ahmed Mohiuddin Memorial Gold Medal for talented students awarded nationally in Pakistan.<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/345795 Call to allocate more funds for education] Dawn (newspaper), Published 25 February 2009, Retrieved 17 July 2019</ref><ref>[https://nation.com.pk/02-Apr-2013/33rd-pakistan-congress-of-zoology-kicks-off-today 33rd Pakistan Congress of Zoology kicks off today] The Nation (newspaper), Published 2 April 2013, Retrieved 17 July 2019</ref>

==References==
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