Ahmad passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus. He is survived by his wife Jouhayna El-Cheikh, his children Adnan, Adam, Nidal and Wafaa and his brother Salim. Visitation on Sunday, April 14 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at McEvoy-Shields Funeral Home, 1411 Hunt Club Road (at Albion Road). Prayers on Monday, April 15 at 1 p.m. Imam Ali (AS) Masjid , 1606 Walkley Road. Burial at the Ottawa Muslim Cemetery, 1668 Manotick Station Road, Greely, Ontario.