Ovais Ahmed

Ovais Ahmed (born February 12, 1985) is a decorated two-time Afghanistan war veteran who served as a LAV III crew commander with the Royal Canadian Dragoons in the Canadian Army. He serves his community, is an inspirational speaker to local high schools, universities, and a person who turned his own adversity into an opportunity to help others.

Background

Ahmed grew up and spent most of his life in Ottawa, Ontario. He is the eldest son of Abrar Ahmed, who retired from the Canadian Armed Forces, and the grandson of Pakistani immigrants to Canada after World War II, in 1955. He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Ryerson University in 2016, following a long 12-year career in the Canadian military. He is currently a SCMP candidate, the founder of Ryerson University Veterans Alumni (RUVA), a board member of Ryerson University’s military transitioning program, and a member of Treble Victor.

Military Career

His most recent tenure involved being a Regimental Operations manager at a Toronto military unit, working extensively in operations management. His previous professional experience included eight years at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa where he was deployed twice to Afghanistan as part of the reconnaissance squadron and gained global experience in Cyprus, Dubai, and the United States.

Public Engagements

Ahmed has been involved in public engagements since 2009. His engagements include:

• November 2016 – Panelist for TD Bank Veterans Panel

• January 2016 – The Globe and Mail, Corporate Canada moves to hire more veterans

• December 2015 – Financial Post, how a thank you note went a long way at Ryerson University

• November 2015 – Ryersonian, university-wide distributed email and print promoting RUVA. Separate publications found Here and Here

• October 2015 – Metro Toronto, my story of transitioning out of the military to becoming a civilian

• November 2014 – Guest speaker at Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute, addressing students on leadership and success

• August 2014 – Toronto Star, publication of perseverance, recovering from injury sustained in Afghanistan

• May 2014 – The Globe and Mail, my participation as a panelist on Canadian Veterans transitioning into the private sector

• April 2014 – Candidate in recruitment campaign for Ryerson University’s Continuing Education, advertised across Toronto (GTA)

• November 2009 – A single memoir submission of Ovais Ahmed during his second deployment to Afghanistan

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