Ahmed al Ahmed Age, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Fruitseller
Known For	Tackling one of the gunmen during the 14 December 2025 Bondi Beach mass shooting
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Partially Bald
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1982
Age (as of 2025)	43 Years
Birthplace	Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Hometown	Sydney, Australia
Religion	Islam
Ethnicity	Syrian-Australian
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Children	Note: He has two children
Other Relative(s)	Cousin(s)- 2 • Mustafa • Jozay Akkanj

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ahmed al Ahmed

• Ahmed al Ahmed was born and grew up in Sydney, Australia.

• He belongs to Lebanese ancestry.

• Ahmed is of Syrian origin from the city of Idlib in northern Syria.

• Ahmed runs a fruit business in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire.

• On 14 December 2025, during the Hanukkah celebration near Bondi Beach, he disarmed and tackled one of the gunmen.

• Ahmed had gone to the Bondi Beach area that evening to spend time outdoors, where he realised something was wrong when he heard loud bangs and saw people running in panic.

• At first, he helped people to move away from danger. When he noticed that one of the gunmen was approaching the people, he approached him and managed to take his gun.

• A video of Ahmed, where he was tackling the gunmen and pointing the weapon at the attacker, has gone viral on social media.

• After disarming him, Ahmed stepped back, placed the weapon away from people, and raised his hands to avoid being mistaken for a suspect. Shortly after, he was shot by another gunman and got serious injuries to his arm.

• After the incident, he was taken to the nearby St George Hospital, where her underwent surgery.

• Ahmed had been at Bondi Beach with one of his cousins, Jozay Akkanj. In an interview, he revealed that,

It was then just 10 minutes before this happened like that. It was very crazy, we went behind the cars, we were seeing that people were shooting very near to us.”

• He added that before running towards the gunman, Ahmed al Ahmed said,

I’m going to die, please see my family and tell them that I went down to save people’s lives.”

• In an interview, Ahmed’s another cousin, Mustafa, said that,

 He’s in hospital, and we don’t know exactly what’s going on inside. We do hope he will be fine. He’s a hero 100 per cent.

• Ahmed’s cousin added that he got two bullets on his shoulder and one in his hand.

• Ahmed’s bravery was widely praised by political leaders, the media, and ordinary people all over Australia. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns praised Ahmed’s bravery at a news conference late on 14 December 2025. He said,

That man is a genuine hero, and I’ve got no doubt there are many, many people alive tonight as a result of his bravery,”

• In Ahmed’s honour, the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, said,

We have seen Australians today run towards danger in order to help others. These Australians are heroes, and their bravery has saved lives.”

• US President Donald Trump also praised Ahmed while speaking at a White House event. In his speech, he said that,

It’s been a very, very brave person, actually, who went and attacked frontally one of the shooters, and saved a lot of lives. I have great respect for the man who did that.”

• A GoFundMe campaign was organised by CarHub Australia to support Ahmed and his family, and as of 15 December 2025, they have raised more than $290,000.Among the various donors is US billionaire Bill Ackman, who contributed $100,000, while CarHub Australia donated $50,000.