Hamid Ahmed has been appointed as the chancellor of Jamia Hamdard University. Ahmed currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and trustee of Hamdard Laboratories India – Foods Division. In addition, he has served as secretary, Hamdard National Foundation (India) since 2017. He is the grandson of late Hakeem Abdul Hameed, the founder and first chancellor of Jamia Hamdard, the university informed.