| Prof. Dr. Mafizuddin Ahmed | |
| Birth Date: | 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Gangair,Dhalapara Union,Tangail, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Alma Mater: | University of Dhaka Pennsylvania State University |
| Education: | Ph.D. (chemistry) |
| Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation: | university academic, administrator, scientist |
| Parents: | Ahad-Ullah Sarkar |
Prof. Dr. Mafizuddin Ahmed (– 26 September 1997) was a Bangladeshi educationist and scientist. Born in a respectable family "Gangair Sarkar Bari" in Gangair village under Dhalapara Union, Ghatail, Tangail.[1] He served as the first vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University.[1] He was a founding fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.[2]
Ahmed completed his bachelor's and master's in Chemistry from the University of Dhaka in 1942 and 1944 respectively. He earned his Ph.D. degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1948.[1]
Ahmed joined the Department of Chemistry of the University of Dhaka in 1948 as a senior lecturer. He was also a member of both the Senate and the Syndicate of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).[1]
Ahmed was appointed the first vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University and served during 24 September 1970 – 1 February 1972. In 1987, he headed the National Education Commission (popularly called Mafiz Commission after him).[1] He was also appointed as the Chairman of the BCSIR. After the expiry of his term as the Chairman in the BCSIR, Dr. Ahmed came back to the Department of Chemistry. He was appointed as an Emeritus Professor of the Department of Chemistry in Dhaka University in 1988 and continued in this position until his death in 1997.
Ahmed was the founder president of the Bangladesh Chemical Society, established in 1972.[1]