Background
Ahmed was born in Brahmanbaria, East Bengal.
Ahmed was born in Brahmanbaria, East Bengal.
He studied in Dhaka University and obtained Master of Arts in philosophy in 1927. In 1937 he earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Philosophy from University College London.
His research for dissertation was on metaphysics and logic under the advisers John Cook Wilson and Bradley Stamp. Academia
Ahmed began his career as a lecturer at Dhaka University and later became the Head of the Department of Philosophy. He later served as the principal of Rajshahi College during 1945 to 1950.
He then moved to Dhaka as Assistant Director of Public Instructions.
He was elevated to the position of the Director of Public Instructions of East Pakistan in 1952, and in 1956 was appointed Education Adviser to the Government of Pakistan and concurrently held the position of the permanent secretary, Ministry of Education and Culture, Pakistan Government. He was appointed the Vice Chancellor of Rajshahi University in 1957 and stayed in the position until 1965.
Governmental
Some of Ahmed"s national and international affiliations include the following. Member (elected) of the Central Board for the Development of Bengali (1968)
President of the Inter-University Board in erstwhile Pakistan (1965)
President(elected)of the Eighth Congress of the Pakistan Philosophical Society, Karachi (1965)
President (elected)of the Pakistan Philosophical Congress (1968–1971)
International
Ahmed represented the Government of Pakistan in many international initiatives, in bi-lateral and multilateral dialogues, conferences and fora including leading high level government delegations.
These include leading delegations to Turkey, Iraq, Burma(Myanmar), Uruguay,India, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, the United States to name some of them.
Doctor Ahmed had been special guest to the Bukigham Palace and to the White House. He died in Dhaka.
Rajshahi University has named its Arts Building as Momtaz Uddin Kala Bhaban after him in appreciation of his contributions to the institution.
Member of the Commission on National Education, (1958)
Member of the Pakistan Commission on Students Welfare (1965)
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Pakistan National Press Trust (1964)
Member of the Board of Governors of the Central Institute of Islamic Research
Member of the Dhaka University Syndicate
Member of Islamabad University Senate, (1968-1971)
He acted in the executive boards of international organizations and philanthropic foundations namely, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization General Conference in New Delhi in 1957 where he was elected a member of the Executive Board of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Nuffield Foundation, United Kingdom, and others.He also attended the International Conference on Education in Geneva in 1956.