Dr. Mohd. Shakeel Ahmed (Popularly known as Shakeel Samdani) is a Professor in the Department of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh for the last 12 years. Currently he is the Dean, Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.

He has published two books entitled 'Uniform Civil Code: Problems And Prospects' and 'Maintenance of The Muslim Divorcee'. He is presently teaching Islamic Jurisprudence, Muslim Law Relating to Status, Islamic Legal System, Public International Law and Human Rights Law at UG and PG level. He has contributed several articles and research papers on socio-political and legal issues in national and international journals.

He regularly writes columns in newspapers and magazines in English, Urdu and Hindi. He has presented papers in several national and international seminars/ conferences. He specializes in Muslim Law, Human Rights Law and International Law.

He regularly participates in debates/discussions/comments on various T.V. channels like NTV Europe, Islam TV Europe, BBC World, Aaj Tak, ABP News, Republic Bharat, Star News, IBN 7, NDTV, Zee News, Zee Salam, ETV, Sahara, ANI, India TV, News 18, ETV Bharat etc. His interviews have appeared in Prestigious Hindi magazine 'HANS', Urdu Times Mumbai, Nai Duniya, New Delhi, Sunday Indian, New Delhi, Bar and Bench etc. He is also associated with many social and community organizations. He is the founder of SIR SYED AWARENESS FORUM which he founded in the year 2004.