Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim F.A.Sc graduated in Chemical Engineering from Monash University, Australia in 1973. In 1978, He was awarded a PhD in Wastewater Engineering from University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom. His thesis was on the study of the denitrifying filter for high nitrate waste. He spent 18 years with the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM) serving in various capacities in R&D on the treatment systems of rubber wastes, and study on clean technologies in rubber processing. He was also the Head of Product Development in the RRIM.

In 1985/86, he did a post-doctorate in Environmental Engineering at Cornell University under the Fullbright Hubert Humphrey Programme. In 1991, he was made Director of the Techno-Economic and Technical Advisory Service division in the Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia. Later in 1994, he became the Director of Market Promotions of Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council. He spent 9 years with the council travelling the world promoting the virtues of palm oil.

Later in 2003, he retired from the council and joined the Technology Park Malaysia Corporation as the GM for Biotechnology. In 2005/2006, he spent two years as Vice President of the Research and Technology Division of SIRIM. Currently, he is the Vice President (Academic/Research/Industry) at the Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST). Besides being the Fellow of Academy of Sciences Malaysia and Senior Associate of MIGHT, he is also the Advisor for the Fraunhofer Research Germany. He wrote extensively in the NST mainly on topics related to S&T and Innovation as well as issues on the environment.