Ahmed was born in Benares, and his family moved to Dacca in East Pakistan after the independence of Pakistan in 1947.Wisden 2004, pp. 1549-50. A fast-medium bowler and tailend batsman, he made his first-class debut for Dacca in March 1966 against Karachi Whites in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, taking three catches and three wickets in the first innings.Dacca v Karachi Whites 1964–65
