Dr. K.A. Hamied was a Science Graduate from the Allahabad University and a M.A., Ph.D. from the Humboldt University of Berlin (also known as Berlin University); he was a former founder professor along with Dr. Zakir Husain of the Jamia Milia Islamia in Aligarh, which is now based in Delhi. Dr. Hamied was an honorary professor and a member of the executive council of the Aligarh University, member of the Senate of Bombay University and a fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry, UK. He was also a member of the Bombay Legislative Council from 1937-1962, refusing the offer of becoming a Muslim Minister in the cabinet in Bombay. Hamied also served as Sheriff of Bombay.