M. H. Ahmad
M. H. Ahmad | |
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Ahmad in 2025 | |
| Born | 9 January 1946 |
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| Alma mater | Bihar Agricultural University Indian Agricultural Research Institute Cornell University Harvard University |
| Awards | Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander (2024) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology Agricultural biotechnology Medicinal plants Genetic engineering |
| Institutions | All India Institute of Medical Sciences University of Delhi University of Regensburg University of the West Indies |
| Director of the Biotechnology Centre at the University of the West Indies, Mona | |
| In office 16 June 1990 – 30 September 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Marcia Roye |
Mohammad Hussain Ahmad CD (born 9 January 1946), usually cited as M. H. Ahmad, is an Indian scientist and professor emeritus of biotechnology at the University of the West Indies where he served as the founding director of the institute's Biotechnology Centre from 1990 until his retirement in 2011. His research focused on medicinal plants, molecular biology as well as genetic engineering and was conferred with the Order of Distinction in 2024 for his role in enhancing agricultural production in the Caribbean. He is also a former science advisor to Jamaican prime minister P. J. Patterson and a former board member of the National Commission on Science and Technology.