[1][2] Ahmed was born in 1941 in the village of Basuba in Maungdaw Arakan Division, which was part of British Burma, at the time.
After completing his high school education, he joined the Deputy Commissioner's Office in Maungdaw as a clerk in 1960.
Over the years, he served in various offices in Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Kyauk Taw, Kaukpyu, Taungup, and Sittwe in Arakan State.
Subsequently, Ahmed passed the higher-grade pleader (HGP) examination and began working as a private lawyer.
[3] Ahmed was a member of the Central Executive Committee of the National Democratic Party for Human Rights [NDPHR].