Ahmed was born in 1991 in Logan, Utah to Somali parents. Her family had moved to the United States earlier that year, as the civil war in Somalia began.
For her post-secondary education, Ahmed is studying at the Utah State University on a scholarship. Majoring in Health Education with a specialization in Health Sciences, she hopes to eventually serve as a health adviser for Engineers Without Borders. Ahmed is concurrently working for AmeriCorps and the CPASS college preparation program.
