Ahmad Ghany

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Born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario, Ahmad Mustafa Ghany is one of 17 people arrested in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests.

His father, Farouk Abdul Ghany, is an Ontario urologist from Trinidad and Tobago. Ahmad Mustafa Ghany moved to Saudi Arabia when his parents secured a teaching position at King Saud University. When the family returned to Canada after the death of their eldest of three sons, Ahmad was enrolled in online correspondence courses to complete high school.

A graduate of McMaster University's health sciences program which he attended from 2003-2004, Ghany was 21 years old at the time of his arrest. His wife Rana's brother-in-law Zakaria Amara was also arrested in the operation. He is being represented by human rights attorney Rocco Galati.

Friends in the courtroom allegedly held up two books, including a Quran, which caused him to smile and acknowledge them.[1]

He was held at the Maplehurst Correctional Complex[2] until he was released on $140,000 bail on July 21, 2006. [3]

Bail conditions state that Ghany must live with his parents, report to police weekly, cannot communicate with the other suspects and may only leave his parents' house unaccompanied if attending work, school, court, a hospital or his lawyer's office.