| Muslehuddin Ahmad | |
| Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation: | diplomat, university administrator |
| Spouse: | Shaista Ahmad |
| Children: | Junaid Ahmad, Javed Muneer Ahmad and Seema Ahmad |
Muslehuddin Ahmad (died on 10 September 2012) was a Bangladeshi diplomat and university administrator.[1] He was the founder of North South University, the first private university in Bangladesh and served as its first vice-chancellor. He was the ambassador of Bangladesh to France and Romania.[2]
Ahmad joined the government service in 1956 through Central Superior Services.[1]
During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, he defected from the then Pakistan embassy in France. He later returned to Dhaka and took over Bangladesh Biman to lead the airline as its first and only chairman.[1] During 1985–86, he served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Romania. He founded North South University in 1992 and served as the first vice-chancellor of the university. Later in 2004, he served as the vice-chancellor of Presidency University, Bangladesh.
He authored a book, "Promised Land", on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.[1]
Ahmad was married to Shaista Ahmad who was a professor of zoology at Dhaka College and Titumir College and a founder general member at North South University.[1] Together they had three children, Junaid Ahmad (the country director of World Bank for India, as of September 2016.[3]), Javed Muneer Ahmad who is the CEO of Aprosoft, Inc., and Seema Ahmad who is the founder President of EZTextocalls, LLC. and PARIS (Political Activism, Relief and Institutional Startups) at www.parisforjustice.org and also works as a political organizer at Community Change Action.
Ahmad suffered a stroke and had been in a coma since 1 July 2012. He died on September 10 at the Square Hospital in Dhaka.[1]