Absar Ahmad (born 1945) is a distinguished Pakistani philosopher. He was born in Hisar, Heriana (India). He took the degrees of B.A (Hons) and M.A in philosophy from Karachi University and then went to the United Kingdom for further studies in philosophy. He did M.Phil at Reading University (Berkshire) and PhD from London University. Coming back to Pakistan, Dr Absar Ahmad began to teach philosophy at the philosophy department of University of the Punjab Lahore. He has become chairperson of the philosophy department twice. Also, he has been visiting professor at the universities of Uganda, USA and Pakistan. In addition to academic preoccupations he is honorary director of Quran Academy Lahore.

Prof Absar Ahmad was trained in the tradition of analytic philosophy. Despite he is great admirer of idealistic metaphysics and believes in the ancient concept of philosophy that combines knowledge with practice. In epistemology he is inclined towards rationalism but he does not ignore the limitations of reason following al-Ghazali. He asserts the primacy of faith to gain the knowlege of something. He vindicates to place the foundation of modern Muslim philosophy on al-Ghazali's thought rather than Ibn-Rushd's. Moreover, he has made great contributions in philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, moral philosophy and Islamic philosophy.

Dr Absar Ahmad, Iqbal professor, has contributed in different national and international journals of philosophy. His main publications are:The Concept of Mind in Contemporary Philosophy, Kant and Kierkegaard: A Comparative Study, Knowledge Morality Nexus and a book on moral philosophy in Urdu.