Fahim Ahmad

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Fahim Ahmad is one of 18 people arrested in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests.

He was 21 years old at the time of arrest, and married to Mariya with two children.[1] He had attended Meadowvale Secondary School with fellow suspects Saad Khalid and Zakaria Amara. Friends suggest that he made statements supporting the 9/11 attacks.[2]

He reportedly handed out DVDs extolling the virtues of Jihadist martyrs at the Salaheddin Islamic Centre in Toronto, which has been the subject of police surveillance in the past.[3]

Ahmad is charged with receiving and providing terrorist training, and intent to harm or kill with explosives. He is being represented by attorney Dennis Edney.

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2006 Toronto terrorism case

Accused: Steven Chand · Shareef Abdelhaleem · Qayyum Jamal · Yasim Mohamed · Jahmaal James · Mohammed Dirie · Fahim Ahmad · Asad Ansari · Ahmad Ghany‡ · Zakaria Amara · Amin Durrani · Saad Khalid · five young offenders whose names have not been released‡‡‡°.

Suspected colleagues: Syed Ahmed · Ehsanul Sadequee

Later arrests: Ibrahim Aboud‡

Defence Attorneys: Michael Block · Anser Farooq · Rocco Galati · David Kolinsky · Donald McLeod · Arif Raza · Michael A. Moon · Gary Batasar · Faisal Mirza

CSIS Informant: Mubin Shaikh

_{‡ denotes a suspect was released on bail · ° denotes a suspect had all relevant charges dropped}