Ahmed Mohamed Salih has obtained his Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology from University of Nottingham, UK, in collaboration with university of Duhok as a joint program in 2006. He has got an M.Sc. degree from the University of Nottingham (UK) in 2005 and another M.Sc. degree in immunology from the University of Salahaddin- Hawler in 1996.
During his carrier, he has been employed for many academic and scientific positions. Recently, he is working as vice president of university of Duhok or administrative and financial affairs since 2018. Formerly he was running Duhok medical research center (DMRC) at the college of medicine since 2015. As an assistant professor in the field of molecular microbiology and immunology, he is committed to his teaching duties and spending much of the time in researches through supervising the M.Sc. and Ph.D. students and involved in research teams. He has supervised 21 M.Sc. and Ph.D. projects. Also, he has published 25 research articles in the field of interest during his academic carrier.