Ahmed became a pupil of Ustad Vilayat Hussain at the age of 15. Later, he came to
Bombay, and became a student of
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. Ahmed performed along with
Geeta Dutt.
Kangan,
Darshan (1967), Soye nadiya Jaage Paani (1967) and Jahan Baje Shehnai (1968). The songs from the films were
Yeh Sama Pyara Pyara, Yeh Hawaein Thandi Tthandi (singer
Mala),
(Yeh mausam yeh mast nazare, pyar karo to inse karo),
(Tumhare Liye Iss Dil Mein Itne Mohabbat Hai, Itne Mohabbat Kaun Karega Kahan Paoge Kis Dil Mein Hoge),
(Din Raat Khayalon Mein Tujhe Yaad Karoonga, Par Naam Tera Leke Main Aawaz Na Doonga),
(Hum Chale Chhor Kar Teri Mehfil Sanam, Dil Kahin Na Kahin To Behal Jayega),
(Gulshan Mein Baharon Mein Tu Hai), and
(Chun Liya Ik Phool Ko), with Madam
Noor Jahan. In 1971, when the situation worsened in Pakistan, he was not encouraged in the industry as music directors considered him a pale version of Ahmed Rushdi (who remained the greatest singer in the history of
Pakistani cinema) and the film
Hill Station's songs, namely
Mera Dil Na Jaane Kabse Tera Pyar Dhoondta Hai and
Mere Seene Par Sar Rakhdo remain his only contributions in this period. A film that was made on the Dhaka Debacle in the late 1970s, called
Sangtarash, also included his numbers, namely
Bol Zara Kuch Duniya Wale and
Mukhre Mein Chand, but the film, despite pleadings of the film-maker to the military regime of
Zia, remained unreleased. So, he went back to Bangladesh in 1975 and continued his music career there. As a playback singer in the
Lollywood, Ahmed sang 61 songs in 24 Urdu films. ==Personal life and death==