Dr. Muhammad Naeem Ahmed

Dr. Muhammad Naeem Ahmed
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Dr. Muhammad Naeem Ahmed earned his Ph.D. in Organic Synthesis/Heterocyclic Chemistry in 2015, supervised by Prof. Dr. Khawaja Ansar Yasin at the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), with co-supervision by Prof. Dr. Shahid Hameed at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. He enhanced his research experience by spending six months at Tsinghua University, Beijing, under the HEC Pakistan IRSIP Fellowship Program, where he focused on Click Chemistry and new methodologies for synthesizing Aryl Ethers under Prof. Dr. Hu.
Dr. Ahmed began his academic career as a Lecturer at the University of AJK from July 2006 until February 2015. He then served as an Assistant Professor until September 2017, after which he became an Associate Professor. He has also held the position of Director of the Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) from August 2019 to May 2023. Currently, he serves as the Chairman of the Department of Chemistry at UAJ&K.
With over 105 published research articles, two of which were featured as cover images in the prestigious journal "Crystal Engineering Communication," Dr. Ahmed is an active participant in conferences, seminars, and workshops as an invited speaker. Recognized for his teaching excellence, he was named the best teacher in the science group at UAJ&K in 2017 and 2021. He has secured a research grant of 3.82 million PKR under the HECNRPU call and was recently awarded TWAS-UNESCO Associateship at IASBS Zanjan, Iran. His research group includes Ph.D., MPhil/MSc, and BS students, focusing on synthesizing heterocyclic compounds and extracting essential oils from plants.
Chairman / Associate Professor
PhD
Chemistry
  • Munsaf, Amna, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Aroosa Zafar, Bilal Akram, and Mahmoud AA Ibrahim. "Low temperature synthesis of franklinite stabilized cefixime as a multifunctional nanoformulation." RSC advances 14, no. 46 (2024): 34156-34164.
  • Munsaf, Amna, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Ihsan ul Haq, Bilal Akram, and Mahmoud AA Ibrahim. "Cefixime‐Infused Green ZnO Nanoplatelets With Enhanced Biological Potential." Microscopy Research and Technique (2024).
  • Ahmed, Muhammad Naeem, Hina Andleeb, Asmaa M. Fahim, Murtaza Madni, Sher Wali Khan, Babak Kaboudin, Mahmoud AA Ibrahim, Peter A. Sidhom, and Diego M. Gil. "Supramolecular assembly involving weak hydrogen bonds, anti-parallel π··· π stacking and O··· C tetrel bonding interactions and LOX studies in a 1H-pyrazol-1-yl) thiazole-4-carboxylate derivative: An experimental and theoretical study." Journal of Molecular Structure 1296 (2024): 136908.
  • Kashif, Humaira, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Muhammad Altaf, Ihsan ul Haq, Anila Iqbal, and Sirajul Haq. "Rocephin‐graphene oxide‐silver nanocomposites: A versatile platform for biomedical applications." Microscopy Research and Technique 87 (2024): 1479-1493
  • Bashir, Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Diego M. Gil, Antonio Frontera, Jianguo Sun, Tahani Mazyad Almutairi, Muhammad N. Tahir, and Mahmoud AA Ibrahim. "Synthesis and X-ray characterization of two new 1, 4-benzoxazine derivatives: Structural analysis and DFT calculations." Journal of Molecular Structure (2024): 138802.
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Manar HA Hamad, Nayra AM Moussa, Omar H. Abd-Elkader, Shaban RM Sayed, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Ahmed M. Awad, and Tamer Shoeib. "Aluminium phosphide (Al 12 P 12) nanocage as a potential sensor for volatile organic compounds: A DFT study." RSC advances 14, no. 20 (2024): 13915-13925.
  • Altaf, Muhammad, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Anila Iqbal, and Arshad Ali Khan. "Synthesis and characterization of novel organoclay-epoxy based flame retardant nanocomposites." Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites (2024): 07316844241272956.
  • Ahmed, Muhammad Naeem, Humaira Kashif, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Tahani Mazyad Almutairi, Mahmoud AA Ibrahim, Muhammad Adnan Bashir, Hiram Pérez, and Diego M. Gil. "Deciphering the Importance of Weak C H…O and C H…π Interactions in S-Propyl (E)-2-(1,1-Dioxido-2-Propylbenzo[d] Isothiazol-3(2H) ylidene)-1-Propylhydrazine-1-Carbothioate:An Experimental and Theoretical Approach: An Experimental and Theoretical Approach." Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry (2024): e4660.
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Hassan AA Abuelliel, Nayra AM Moussa, Al-shimaa SM Rady, Shaban RM Sayed, Mohamed A. El-Tayeb, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Mohamed Khaled Abd El-Rahman, and Tamer Shoeib. "σ-Hole, lone-pair-hole, and π-hole site-based interactions in aerogen-comprising complexes: a comparative study." RSC advances 14, no. 31 (2024): 22408-22417.
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Heba SM Abd Elhafez, Mohammed NI Shehata, Nayra AM Moussa, Shaban RM Sayed, Mahmoud ES Soliman, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Mohamed Khaled Abd El-Rahman, and Tamer Shoeib. "Unconventional Radical and Radical-Hole Site-Based Interactions in Halogen-Bearing Dimers and Trimers: A Comparative Study." ACS omega 37(2024): 38743-38752.
  • Elamin, Ghazi, Opeyemi S. Soremekun, Shaban RM Sayed, Peter A. Sidhom, Mahmoud AA Ibrahim, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, and Mahmoud ES Soliman. "Sequence-Based Mechanistic Resolution of Amino Acid Replacement and Impact on the Activities of Peptide-Based Derivatives Targeting CXCR4 for the Treatment of Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia." Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry 23, no. 2 (2024): 207-221.
  • Khan, Bilal Ahmad, Syeda Shamila Hamdani, Aqsa Jabeen, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Georgii Bogdanov, Aneela Khushal, Sara Khan, Siham Khalaf Alla Abdelrahim, and Abeer Ahmed Hassan. "Exploring S-benzyl carbodithioates as urease inhibitors: synthesis, single crystal XRD, Hirshfeld surface analysis, enzyme inhibition and molecular modeling." Journal of Molecular Structure 1311 (2024): 138444.
  • Zafar, Safeena, Bilal Ahmad Khan, Ikhtiar Ahmad, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Aroosa Zafar, Rasool Khan, Mohamed A. El-Tayeb, Ahmed M. Awad, Tamer Shoeib, and Mahmoud AA Ibrahim. "Elucidating the potential of bimetallic mixed metal oxide (FeO/NiO) in fusion with pristine and N-and S-doped graphene oxide for biomedical applications." Chemical Physics Impact (2024): 100748.
  • Ahmed, Muhammad Naeem, Maheen Akhtar, Hina Andleeb, Muhammad Adnan Bashir, Mahmoud AA Ibrahim, Peter A. Sidhom, Ifzan Arshad et al. "Crystal engineering with 1, 3, 4-oxadiazole derivatives: on the importance of CH⋯ N and CH⋯ π interactions." CrystEngComm 25, no. 48 (2023): 6710-6718.
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Mohammed NI Shehata, Hassan AA Abuelliel, Nayra AM Moussa, Shaban RM Sayed, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Mohamed K. Abd El-Rahman, Eslam Dabbish, and Tamer Shoeib. "Hole interactions of aerogen oxides with Lewis bases: an insight into σ-hole and lone-pair-hole interactions." Royal Society Open Science 10, no. 12 (2023): 231362.
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Rehab RA Saeed, Mohammed NI Shehata, Nayra AM Moussa, Ahmed M. Tawfeek, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Mohamed K. Abd El-Rahman, and Tamer Shoeib. "Sigma-hole and lone-pair-hole site-based interactions of seesaw tetravalent chalcogen-bearing molecules with Lewis bases." ACS omega 8, no. 36 (2023): 32828-32837.
  • Fiaz, Sabahat, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Ihsan ul Haq, Syed Wadood Ali Shah, and Muhammad Waseem. "Green synthesis of cobalt ferrite and Mn doped cobalt ferrite nanoparticles: Anticancer, antidiabetic and antibacterial studies." Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 80 (2023): 127292.
  • Hayder, R., M. Hafeez, P. Ahmad, N. Memon, M. U. Khandaker, Z. M. Elqahtani, M. S. Al-Buriahi, Z. M. M. Mahmoud, and M. N. Ahmed. "Heavy Metal Estimation and Quality Assurance Parameters for Water Resources in the Northern Region of Pakistan. Water 2023, 15, 77." (2023).
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Al-shimaa SM Rady, Nayra AM Moussa, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Peter A. Sidhom, Ahmed M. Shawky, Alaa M. Alqahtani, and Lamiaa A. Mohamed. "Investigation of aluminum nitride nanocarrier for drug delivery process of Favipiravir: A DFT study." Journal of Molecular Liquids 372 (2023): 121209.
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Amna HM Mahmoud, Nayra AM Moussa, Gamal AH Mekhemer, Shaban RM Sayed, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Mohamed K. Abd El-Rahman, Eslam Dabbish, and Tamer Shoeib. "Adsorption Features of Tetrahalomethanes (CX4; X= F, Cl, and Br) on β 12 Borophene and Pristine Graphene Nanosheets: A Comparative DFT Study." Molecules 28, no. 14 (2023): 5476.
  • Arshad, Ifzan, Khizar Qureshi, Shern-Long Lee, Safia Khan, Muhammad Amin Abid, Awais Bokhari, Aboud Ahmed Awadh Bahajjaj, and Muhammad Naeem Ahmed. "Melamine-benzaldehyde tris-schiff base as an efficient corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 0.5 molar hydrochloric acid solution: Weight loss, electrochemical, theoretical and surface studies." Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 40, no. 10 (2023): 2555-2564.
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Amna HM Mahmoud, Nayra AM Moussa, Gamal AH Mekhemer, Shaban RM Sayed, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Mohamed K. Abd El-Rahman, Eslam Dabbish, and Tamer Shoeib. "Adsorption Features of Tetrahalomethanes (CX4; X= F, Cl, and Br) on β 12 Borophene and Pristine Graphene Nanosheets: A Comparative DFT Study." Molecules 28, no. 14 (2023): 5476.
  • Khan, Ashrafullah, Adnan Khan, Bushra Shal, Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, and Salman Khan. "N‐(be nzylidene)‐2‐((2‐hydroxynaphthalen‐1‐yl) diazenyl) benzohydrazides (1‐2)(NCHDH and NTHDH) attenuate DMBA‐induced breast cancer via Nrf2/NF‐κB/apoptosis signaling." Fundamental & clinical pharmacology 36, no. 5 (2022): 879-897.
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Alaa HM Abdelrahman, Laila A. Jaragh-Alhadad, Mohamed AM Atia, Othman R. Alzahrani, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Moustafa Sherief Moustafa et al. "Exploring toxins for hunting SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors: molecular docking, molecular dynamics, pharmacokinetic properties, and reactome study." Pharmaceuticals 15, no. 2 (2022): 153.
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Yasmeen AM Mohamed, Heba SM Abd Elhafez, Mohammed NI Shehata, Mahmoud ES Soliman, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, H. R. Abd El-Mageed, and Nayra AM Moussa. "R•-hole interactions of group IV-VII radical-containing molecules: A comparative study." Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling 111 (2022): 108097.
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Alaa HM Abdelrahman, Esraa AA Badr, Nahlah Makki Almansour, Othman R. Alzahrani, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Mahmoud ES Soliman et al. "Naturally occurring plant-based anticancerous candidates as prospective ABCG2 inhibitors: An in silico drug discovery study." Molecular Diversity 26, no. 6 (2022): 3255-3277.
  • Khan, Raja Azhar Saeed, Jamal Kazmi, Bushra Ansari, Syed Raza Ali Raza, Nadia Tabbasum, Mohd Ambri Mohamed, Jamil Kazmi and Muhammad naeem Ahmed. "N-pentylisatin and ZnO NWs based organic-inorganic hybrid device for broad range photodetection." Materials Chemistry and Physics 281 (2022): 125919.
  • Ghias, Mehreen, Syed Wadood Ali Shah, Fakhria A. Al-Joufi, Mohammad Shoaib, Syed Muhammad Mukarram Shah, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, and Muhammad Zahoor. "In vivo antistress effects of synthetic flavonoids in mice: behavioral and biochemical approach." Molecules 27, no. 4 (2022): 1402.
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Nayra AM Moussa, Afnan AK Kamel, Mohammed NI Shehata, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Fouad Taha, Mohammed AS Abourehab, Ahmed M. Shawky, Eslam B. Elkaeed, and Mahmoud ES Soliman. "External electric field effect on the strength of σ-hole interactions: a theoretical perspective in like⋯ like carbon-containing complexes." Molecules 27, no. 9 (2022): 2963.
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Nayra AM Moussa, Sherif MA Saad, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Ahmed M. Shawky, Mahmoud ES Soliman, Gamal AH Mekhemer, and Al-shimaa SM Rady. "σ-Hole and LP-Hole Interactions of Pnicogen··· Pnicogen Homodimers under the External Electric Field Effect: A Quantum Mechanical Study." ACS omega 7, no. 13 (2022): 11264-11275.
  • Khan, Bilal Ahmad, Syeda Shamila Hamdani, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Shahid Hameed, Muhammad Ashfaq, Ahmed M. Shawky, Mahmoud AA Ibrahim, and Peter A. Sidhom. "Synthesis, X-ray diffraction analysis, quantum chemical studies and α-amylase inhibition of probenecid derived S-alkylphthalimide-oxadiazole-benzenesulfonamide hybrids." Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry 37, no. 1 (2022): 1464-1478.
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Rehab RA Saeed, Mohammed NI Shehata, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Ahmed M. Shawky, Manal M. Khowdiary, Eslam B. Elkaeed, Mahmoud ES Soliman, and Nayra AM Moussa. "Type I–IV halogen⋯ halogen interactions: a comparative theoretical study in halobenzene⋯ halobenzene homodimers." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 6 (2022): 3114.
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Amna HM Mahmoud, Kamal A. Soliman, Gamal AH Mekhemer, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Ahmed M. Shawky, Mohammed AS Abourehab, Eslam B. Elkaeed, Mahmoud ES Soliman, and Nayra AM Moussa. "Borophene and Pristine Graphene 2D Sheets as Potential Surfaces for the Adsorption of Electron-Rich and Electron-Deficient π-Systems: A Comparative DFT Study." Nanomaterials 12, no. 6 (2022): 1028.
  • Bari, Atiqul, Syed Muhammad Mukarram Shah, Fakhria A. Al-Joufi, Syed Wadood Ali Shah, Mohammad Shoaib, Ismail Shah, Muhammad Zahoor, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed  et al. "Effects of Artemisia macrocephala Jacquem on Memory Deficits and Brain Oxidative Stress in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice." Molecules 27, no. 8 (2022): 2399.
  • Madni, Murtaza, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Ghazala Abbasi, Shahid Hameed, Mahmoud AA Ibrahim, Muhammad N. Tahir, Muhammad Ashfaq, Diego M. Gil, Rosa M. Gomila, and Antonio Frontera. "Synthesis and X‐ray characterization of 4, 5‐dihydropyrazolyl‐thiazoles bearing a coumarin moiety: on the importance of antiparallel π‐stacking." ChemistrySelect 7, no. 36 (2022): e202202287.
  • Khan, Bilal Ahmad, Syeda Shamila Hamdani, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Umer Rashid, Shahid Hameed, Mahmoud AA Ibrahim, Jamshed Iqbal, Cristian C. Granados, and Mario A. Macías. "Design, synthesis, crystal structures, computational studies, in vitro and in silico monoamine oxidase-A&B inhibitory activity of two novel S-benzyl dithiocarbamates." Journal of Molecular Structure 1265 (2022): 133317.
  • Ibrahim, Mahmoud AA, Rehab RA Saeed, Mohammed NI Shehata, Esraa EB Mohamed, Mahmoud ES Soliman, Jabir H. Al-Fahemi, H. R. Abd El-Mageed, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Ahmed M. Shawky, and Nayra AM Moussa. "Unexplored σ-hole and π-hole interactions in (X2CY) 2 complexes (X= F, Cl; Y= O, S)." Journal of Molecular Structure 1265 (2022): 133232.
  • Ghias, Mehreen, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Bakhtawar Sajjad, Mahmoud AA Ibrahim, Umer Rashid, Syed Wadood Ali Shah, Mohammad Shoaib, Murtaza Madni, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, and Mario A. Macías. "1-Hydroxynaphthalene-4-trifluoromethylphenyl chalcone and 3‑hydroxy-4-trifluoromethylphenyl flavone: A combined experimental, structural, in vitro AChE, BChE and in silico studies." Journal of Molecular Structure 1253 (2022): 132253.
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 Organic Synthesis
 Heterocyclic Chemistry
 Synthesis of Biologically Active Molecules
 Natural Products
 Nanomaterials loaded with selected drugs

 UAJ&K University Best Teacher Award for the Year 2021
 UAJ&K University Best Teacher Award for the Year 2017
 HEC NRPU-17373 titled “Compounds with acefylline and ciprofloxacin core:
Design, synthesis, biological and structural studies” 3.82 million PKR 2022.
 Travel grant awarded by HEC Pakistan (183645 Rs) for “1st International
Conference NCPAC17 Chemistry for Sustainable Future” Cairo, Egypt 23-24
October 2017
 Visit to USAK University Turkey, to participate in USAK University International
Staff Week 2022 reconnection in new era between 6th-10th June, 2022.
 Visit to Akdeniz University Antalya Turkey as Mevlana Instructor at Department of
The chemistry between 10-25 March, 2020.
 Visit to Uludag University Bursa Turkey as Mevlana Instructor at Department of
Chemistry between 10-25 December, 2018
 TWAS-UNESCO Associateship at IASBS Zanjan, Iran.
 Life Member The Chemical Society of Pakistan (A-0007)

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