The youngest acting hotshot in the Arab world, Ahmed got his first audition at the age of eight and then became known internationally for his performance as a Michael Jackson-obsessed teenager in SHEIKH JACKSON. The first Arab to join Rising Stars in TIFF in 2018, he has appeared in Ahmad Abdallah’s EXT.NIGHT and THE GUEST (which got an Audience Award from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival) and was cast in the lead role of Patricia Chica’s comingof- age drama MONTREAL GIRLS.