Dr. M. K. A. Ahamed Khan is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, UCSI University, Malaysia. Born in Tamil Nadu, India, in 1961, he demonstrated outstanding academic and extracurricular excellence from an early age, receiving the Best Student Award and gold medals in Mathematics and Physics during his Pre-University studies.

He earned his Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Madras University, India, and a Master of Science degree in Electronics and Control Engineering from BITS Pilani, India. He further enhanced his expertise with an Advanced Diploma in Power Electronics and Drives from Lucas–Nuelle, Germany (2002), along with advanced professional training from Woosun University, South Korea. Dr. Khan obtained his PhD in Robotics, Power Electronics, and Control Systems from the United States. He is a Professional Engineer certified by IAO (USA), a Chartered Engineer (CEng, UK), a Senior Member of IEEE (USA), and a Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK.

His professional career includes international industrial and academic experience. He worked with Rohde & Schwarz, Germany, as a Sales and Service Engineer from 1983 to 1987. He later served as a Senior Lecturer at Madras University for seven years, followed by academic appointments at TAFE Australia (Malaysia Campus). From 1997 to 2006, he was the Program Coordinator for the Malaysia–France twinning program with the University of Nice, France. He also served as an Assistant Professor at Universiti Selangor (UNISEL), Malaysia, from 2006 to 2017.

Dr. Khan has extensive consultancy and corporate training experience, having worked with multinational organizations such as Schneider Electric (France), Vivendi Water Supplies (France), and several Malaysian and Singaporean industries. Currently, he continues his academic and research career at UCSI University.

He has been actively involved with IEEE, serving as an Executive Committee Member of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS), Malaysia Chapter in 2013, where he received the Best IEEE RAS Executive Member Award. He later served as Chairman of the IEEE RAS Malaysia Chapter (2022–2023) and as an IEEE UCSI Student Branch Counselor.

His research interests include Power Electronics, Motor Drives, Robotics, and Control Systems. Dr. Khan has received more than 20 national and international awards and has published over 100 research papers and technical articles in journals and conference proceedings. He also serves as a reviewer and session chair for international conferences and academic competitions.

His hobbies include tennis, table tennis, cricket, traveling, and reading.