Born and raised in the Eastern region of Oman, Ahmed spent his school days thinking he would grow up to be an engineer - not a lawyer.  “At my school at that time, you chose a scientific path or an artistic path,” he recalls.  “I chose the scientific path.”

With his decision to study engineering made, Ahmed's educational promise was recognised and he was offered a sponsorship opportunity by a major oil company in Oman to study in the UK.  18 year-old Ahmed then moved to England, along with several other Omani students, to study for his A-Levels at Loughborough College.  Whilst living abroad without his family was at times difficult and studying in a second language often challenging, Ahmed say his time in England was ‘very enjoyable' and an experience on which he looks back with good memories.