Fahad Ahmad Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Fahad Ahmad

• Fahad Ahmad is an Indian social and political activist who served as the general secretary of the Tata Institute of Social Science Student’s Union.

• Fahad Ahmad’s father, Zirar Ahmad, was a part of the Samajwadi Party in Bareilly district. In an interview, while talking about his father, Fahad said,
  

  I remember my father leading social campaigns. He also helped families that were unable to rustle up finances to go on Haj. It was this environment that nurtured my activism.”

• When he was studying in 9th standard, his father got him enrolled at Aligarh Muslim University. In an interview, while talking about how he got interested in politics, Fahad said,
  

  While my interest in student politics began there, it*s not until I joined the Central University of Himachal Pradesh for a Masters in Social Work that I knew, I wanted to work for the people.”

• After his first semester at the Central University of Himachal Pradesh in Dharamsala, Fahad decided to quit his studies and move to Qatar due to financial hardships but his father insisted he continues his studies. ^[2]Mid-Day

• When he was studying at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, he was elected as the general secretary of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences Student Union (2017-2018). Later, when he joined Samajwadi Party, he became the president of the Samajwadi Party Yuvjan Sabha.
  

  Abu Asim Azmi honouring Fahad Ahmad as the president of Samajwadi Party Yuvjan Sabha

• In an interview, he revealed that he was the first to graduate in his family.
  

  Graduation picture of Fahad Ahmad

• Fahad often partook in rallies and protests including the Anti-CAA NRC protests, the August Kranti Maidan protest, and the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, to name a few.

• On 4 March 2013, he founded a relief camp in Muzaffarnagar ‘SOCH beyond the imagination’ with Faisal Khan, an activist.

• From 17 June 2015 to 31 July 2015, he interned at the Amrit Foundation of India. 

• Fahad and Swara Bhaskar both met each other for the first time at the anti-CAA NRC protests.

• Fahad is four years younger than his wife, Swara Bhaskar.

• On 29 April 2018, Fahad was featured in Urdu Times.
  

  Fahad Ahmad featured in Urdu Times on 29 April 2018

• In 2019, he was a speaker at the TEDxHindujaCollege event held at Hinduja college in Mumbai.
  

  Fahad Ahmad during his TEDx talk on contemporary politics at Hinduja College, Mumbai

• In 2020, he protested against CAA at the Wankhede cricket stadium during India vs. Australia ODI series.

#Wankhede Stadium shouting slogans of NO NPR,NRC and CAA.

MUMBAI i love more and more.#INDvAUS#RishabhPant@naukarshah@ReallySwara @Mdzeeshanayyub @hussainhaidry @UmarKhalidJNU pic.twitter.com/QPObVkKptY

— Fahad Ahmad (@FahadZirarAhmad) January 14, 2020

• Fahad has been invited by many platforms to speak live on their channels on hot issues. On 14 December 2021, he spoke live on News18 Urdu on the topic “CAA Wapsi ki Uthi Awaz” and on 25 September 2022, he spoke on the National education policy 2020 at an event held in Mumbai.
  

  Fahad Ahmad speaking about National education policy at an event in Mumbai