Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad مرزا مسرور احمد (born 15 September 1950) is Khalifatul Masih V, the spiritual leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He was elected as the fifth successor of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Of Qadian on 22 April 2003, a few days after the death of his predecessor Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the fourth Caliph for the Ahmadiiya Muslim Community.
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad was born on 15 September 1950 in Rabwah, Pakistan, the global headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the time. Hazrat Masroor Ahmad attended and graduated from Talim-ul-Islam High School and obtained his BA from Talim-ul-Islam College, both located in Rabwah. In 1976,Hazrat Masroor earned his Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Having served the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in various capacities, Hazrat Masroor Ahmad served in Ghana for over 8 years. He established the Ahmadiyya Secondary School in Salaga, a school in the northern region of Ghana, where he served as principal for 2 years. His success with the school in Salaga made him an obvious choice as principal of the Ahmadiyya Secondary School in Essarkyir, located in the centreal region of Ghana. There he served as principal for 4 years.
After his tenure as principal, Hazrat Masroor Ahmad was appointed as the manager of the Ahmadiyya Agricultural Farm in Depali located in the northern region of Ghana where he served for two years. He successfully planted and nurtured wheat for the first time in Ghana. The experiment of planting, growing and nurturing wheat as an economic crop in Ghana was exhibited at an international trade fair and the results were submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture of Ghana.
There is currently a 2-part documentary on the life of Khalifa-tul-Masih V during his time in Ghana.
Shortly after serving in Ghana, Hazrat Masroor Ahmad returned to Pakistan and was made responsible for finances on 17 March 1985. He also served as the Director of Education within the Community in Pakistan and on 10 December 1997 he was appointed as Nazir A'ala (Principle Director) and local president until his election as Khalifatul Masih.
In 1999, a resolution was presented in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab which demanded that the name of Rabwah be changed because that name appeared in the Qur'an. The resolution passed without much debate and the name of Rabwah was officially changed to Chenab Nagar. Signage was placed in prominent parts of Rabwah which bore the new name. A few days later, a F.I.R. (criminal complaint) was filed accusing certain members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community for erasing a sign which bore the new name as well a passage from the Qur'an. Though the complaint didn't mention any names, a case was registered, resulting in the arrest of Hazrat Masroor Ahmad and a few other senior members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. They were imprisoned for 11 days with their bails being rejected but were eventually released on 10 May 1999.
Hazrat Masroor Ahmad was elected as Khalifatul Masih V on 22 April 2003 at 11:40pm GMT, a few short days after the demise of his predecessor Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad.

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