Nina Ahmad (born 1960) is an American scientist, politician, and women's rights activist from Pennsylvania.

[4] During this time, Ahmad became the first Bangladeshi-American to be appointed to a position in the Obama Administration when President Barack Obama appointed her to the Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in 2014, while also serving on Michael Nutter's commission on Asian American Affairs while he was Mayor of Philadelphia.

[3] In November 2017, Ahmad announced her resignation as Deputy Mayor to launch a primary challenge against Bob Brady.

[6] In February 2018, after redistricting, Ahmad withdrew from the congressional race to announce that she would challenge incumbent Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack to run alongside Tom Wolf in the 2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election.

[11] In December 2022, Ahmad announced that she would seek one of the five nominations for the 2023 Philadelphia City Council at-large election.