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Tahmeed Ahmed

Tahmeed Ahmed is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tahmeed Ahmed rather than just read about it. In short: Tahmeed Ahmed is a Bangladeshi Scientist with a particular research focus on Gastroenterology, Public Health Nutrition, and Global Health. He is a physician by training with specialization in treating patients with cholera and diarrheal diseases as well as maternal and childhood malnutrition.

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Reference excerpt

Tahmeed Ahmed is a Bangladeshi Scientist with a particular research focus on Gastroenterology, Public Health Nutrition, and Global Health. He is a physician by training with specialization in treating patients with cholera and diarrheal diseases as well as maternal and childhood malnutrition. He has been serving as the Executive Director of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDRB) since February 1, 2021. He is the first Bangladeshi to serve in the role. Dr. Ahmed is also working as a Professor of Public Health Nutrition in the James P. Grant School of Public Health at BRAC University. He is an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Global Health at University of Washington. He is also chair of the drafting committee of Bangladesh's nutrition policy.

Life Dr. Ahmed's father was an economist who died while he was a child. His mother encouraged him to pursue a career in medicine. He attended St. Gregory's High School and College and Notre Dame College, Dhaka. Later he completed his Bachelor of Medicine, and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S) from the Mymensingh Medical College in 1983. He was an in-service trainee majoring in internal medicine at the Mymensingh Medical College Hospital from 1983 to 1984. In 1996, he completed a Ph.D. from the University of Tsukuba.

Career Dr. Ahmed joined the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) in 1985 as a medical officer. He has been promoted to the position of Scientist in 2003 and appointed as the Head of Nutrition Programme at International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh in 2005. Dr. Ahmed became Senior Director of Nutrition and Clinical Services Division at icddr,b on 2015. On February 1, 2021, he succeeded Professor John D. Clemens as the Executive Director of icddr,b. His research works primarily focus on community-based and clinical studies to improve nutritional status of populations particularly children and women and to further optimize management of diarrheal diseases and associated conditions. He is also interested in upstream research using tools to study microbiota, proteome, and metabolome in improving the treatment of nutritional disorders. Dr. Ahmed is an Editorial Board Member in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. He was recognized as Goalkeepers Champion by the Gates Foundation in 2024. In 2025, he was named among TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in health, recognized for his contributions to maternal and child health, nutrition, and evidence-based health solutions in resource-limited settings. He also serves on the International Advisory Board of The Lancet Primary Care.

Notable works Development of a ready-to-use supplementary food made from locally available food ingredients in Bangladesh Development of Microbiota-directed Therapeutic Food (MDCF)

Awards 2025 - TIME100 Health 2025 2024 - Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Award for Nutrition 2024 - 48th Gopalan Memorial Oration Gold Medal 2024 - Public Health Excellence Award by the Public Health Foundation of Bangladesh 2018 - Islamic Development Bank Transformers’ Roadshow Award 2007 - Development Market Place Award 2007 from the World Bank 2003 - Dr Sultan Ahmed Choudhury Gold Medal Award from Bangladesh Academy of Sciences

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tahmeed Ahmed

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tahmeed Ahmed claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tahmeed Ahmed before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tahmeed Ahmed ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tahmeed Ahmed

In research: Tahmeed Ahmed appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tahmeed Ahmed in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tahmeed Ahmed is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 20th-century Bangladeshi medical doctors, 20th-century biologists, 21st-century Bangladeshi medical doctors, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tahmeed Ahmed outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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