Working on empowering Youth, Sustainability & ensuring access to opportunities for deprived children. Former President of
@oxfordunion
📍University of Oxford 🎓
Here’s my first article published in
@Independent
about how we can eliminate the extremist ideology from our society. Thanks
@OvePM
and hopefully many more articles to come.
#BSBT
What an immense honour to be encouraged by
@ImranKhanPTI
❤️
I really hope that the Pakistani leadership continues to support young people and provide opportunities!
Young people can achieve unprecedented heights, if given opportunities!
We shall rise together…
Congratulations Ahmad Nawaz on being elected President of Oxford Union. This brave young man who survived the 2014 APS terrorist attack, is an inspiration for all. Ahmad you make us all proud with your spirit & determination reflected in your continuing achievements.
It was a great pleasure hosting
@ImranKhanPTI
at the Oxford Union yesterday!
In light of the tragic death of Arshad Sharif it was a necessary discussion on ‘Press Freedom’ in Pakistan.
We further discussed the future of Pak amid economic crisis, democratic deficit & meritocracy!
The terrorists shot me and brutality attacked my school to stop us from getting an education 5 years ago.
Today I’m proud to share that I have secured a place to study at the University of Oxford!! 📚
Where there is a will, there’s a way... 💪
@UniofOxford
#GoingtoOxford
My International GCSE exam result just came out and I am very proud to announce that I got
“ 6A*s & 2As “ in my All eight(8) exams
Thanks to my parents and all of you for supporting me.
This is a big success for me and takes me many steps closer to my admission in Oxford Uni.
Today is the most monumental & history making moment of my life!
I am so extremely proud to announce that I have been Elected President of the
@OxfordUnion
✨One of world’s biggest & historical platforms!
I’m eternally grateful to everyone who supported me in this Journey…❤️
Immensely proud to have finally assumed my duties as the President of
@OxfordUnion
📖
In my time as President, I look forward to having world leaders debate the most pressing issues, empowering young people through this platform & upholding freedom of speech!
A long way to go…
3 years ago today, the terrorists attacked our school & killed my brother Haris and my 132 friends & I was also shot. They thought it will discourageus us & will stop us from getting our education but they failed. It rather encouraged me to carry on my edu with even more passion!
It was incredible to attend the
#Palestine
protest in Oxford with my friends!
It was heartwarming to see the huge number of students coming out against the oppression of Palestinians and fighting for justice!
#Free_Palestine
✊
Thank you Prime Minister ❤️
An immensely huge honour to have your encouragement & to be able to inspire young people.
I’m eternally grateful for the support and look forward to working on empowering many more people through this platform!
A surreal experience…
Great honour & inspiring journey fuelled by determination & sheer will power. Ahmad Nawaz, who survived horrific attack on APS Peshawar, has become President of prestigious Oxford Union. He has set an example worthy of emulation by our youth. Pakistan is proud of you, Ahmad.
I am thrilled to share with you all the list of speakers that will be joining us at
@OxfordUnion
this term!
From Malala Yousafzai to PM Imran Khan to Dr Anthony Fauci & many other world leaders will be joining us in the Oxford Union Chambers!
Termcard:
An incredibly huge honour to be congratulated by the President of our homeland Pakistan!
I’m truly grateful for all the support I’ve received from Pakistanis at every step.
I shall continue trying to empower as many young people possible and work towards a more equal world ❤️
Our biggest hope are youth of Pakistan. I congratulate Ahmad Nawaz, an APS survivor who also lost his brother Harris in the heinous Peshawar massacre, on being elected as President of Oxford Union. We must register that despite all setbacks Pakistan will keep on shining & rising.
Very saddened to hear about the
#Kashmir
situation where the human rights of the people are being violated by Indian forces.
The
@UN
&
@UNHumanRights
should take immediate action and stop this violation & barbarity.
India should not be allowed to deprive Kashmiris of their rights
6 years since that atrocious day...
I lost my brother, 131 friends and teachers.
We will never forget that dark day...
Every year, we must ask ourselves a question: What have we done to ensure such atrocities never happen again?
That’s the only way to honour the
#APSMartyrs
Today’s my 18th birthday 🎂 After the attack when I initiated a campaign against extremism & for education; the
#Support
and
#Love
that I received from Twitter community & everyone else propelled me & kept me moving forward. I just want to say a heartily thank you to Everyone! ❤️
5 years since the unforgettable
#APSAttack
where I lost my Brother & many friends & I myself was shot 💔
That day, we showed the terrorists that our courage is greater than their cowardice.
Today, Our morale is stronger than ever. We must always stay united in the face of terror!
7 years since the incident that took my brother Haris & many friends…
It is indeed a day of grief & sorrow.
However, it’s more so a day of reflection.
Every year on this day, We must reflect & ask ourselves “What have I done to make the world a better place?”
The only way up! ❤️
8 years since the loss of my brother Haris at the tragic APS attack…
The wounds live on & the memories of my brother & friends have not faded slightly.
Every year on this day we must reflect on how we can all work towards a society where such incidents never happen
#NeverAgain
❤️
Honoured to receive the
@DianaAward
at the Parliament House in London. It has indeed uplifted my morale.
I will continue to do the positive work for the society and young people. Thanks to everyone for your love and support. ❤️
Honoured to be elected the Treasurer of the historic
@OxfordUnion
in the recent elections.
It has been an adventurous first year at Oxford with so many new experiences.
I shall continue to utilise the Oxford Union platform to connect inspiring speakers with bright Oxonians.
Congratulations Pakistan cricket team for the tremendous victory today and a comeback into the World Cup race!
Thoroughly enjoyed every second of the game.
Being a big fan of cricket and Pakistan cricket team, it’s an incredibly joyous moment for me. 🇵🇰❤️💪
#Pakistan
Congratulations to Justice Qazi Faez Isa on taking oath as the Chief Justice of Pakistan!
It was pleasure to host him at the Oxford Union last year to discuss the challenges for judiciary in Pakistan & the efforts to maintain the rule of law.
We hope that the CJP will uphold…
Happy 75 years of Independence Pakistan🇵🇰❤️
Today, we must reflect on how far we are from the Pakistan our Quaid dreamt of…
It seems imperative that young people take responsibility for fulfilling that dream & work towards a compassionate & prosperous Pakistan!
#PakistanZindabad
Huge congratulations to Pakistan cricket team on the tremendous victory! 🇵🇰❤️
It was incredible watching the game with my friends and other fellow Pakistani students at Oxford!
#PakistanZindabad
💪
I’m delighted to share that I’ll be speaking at
@UN
on 16th Dec at a conference organised by
@PakistanUN_NY
&
@UN_OCT
.
On the 8 yr anniversary of the APS incident, I shall highlight the sacrifices made by the nation & reflect on how we can counter & prevent terrorism in future…
Today on the intl women’s day; I would like to pay tribute to all the amazing women worldwide, especially these 2 brave women who showed the world that if you’re determined; nothing can stop you from reaching the stars.
BB - 1st woman PM of Pak
& Tahira Qazi - Principal of APS
My 22nd Birthday today 🎂
What a journey it has been thus far!From the 16th Dec incident to Oxford…
Surreal few years of my life!
I want to heartily thank my family & all of you for your unfettered support in this incredible journey ❤️
Looking forward to bigger things ahead IA🙏
I cannot express my happiness to know that after decades of terrorism and instability, peace has prevailed in this beautiful country.
Once again, people can enjoy the sport that they’re so passionate about in their country.
May the
#Peace
triumph in all parts of the world
#PSL5
In
#Kashmir
the school holidays are over but children can’t go back to school because of the fear of being killed.
Protocol 2, Article 1 - “The right to education” is being violated.
I would Urge
@UN
and
@UNHumanRights
to take serious and immediate action on these HR violations.
I’m honoured to announce that I will be one of the youngest speakers at the
@OneYoungWorld
global summit 2019 in London.
I will be using this opportunity to raise a voice for the underprivileged young people in all parts of the world.
It’s time to take action! ✊
#OYW2019
I’m extremely honoured to be awarded ‘The Legacy award 2019’ for my global campaign.
It was an absolute pleasure to be invited by HRH Prince Williams to
@KensingtonRoyal
for tea and share my work for young people with him.
He told me that he loved his recent visit to Pakistan 😊
A heart touching song by
@OfficialDGISPR
in the memory of the victims of barbaric
#APSAttack
called “ہمیں آگے ہی جانا ہے “
My shaheed brother Haris and my friends would be indeed proud to know that we are striving to move forward together as a nation.
#ہمیں_آگے_ہی_جانا_ہے 🇵🇰❤️
There’s nothing I miss more today than chasing my little brother Haris in the snow
My little brother, my best friend & the kindest soul I’ve ever known
You’re very dearly missed my brother 💔
My heart goes out to everyone mourning the loss of loved ones today
It’s never…
4 yrs since the cowardly attempt by terrorists to demoralise us
They killed my brother, friends and shot me
But they forgot about our resilience and they Failed
While our Armed forces are fighting them
I urge the whole nation to Step up & Work for a prosperous & peaceful Pakistan
@FaisalJavedKhan
@OxfordUnion
Thank you! Your support & encouragement means a lot ❤️
It is honestly all the support that has helped me stay resilient throughout it all!
By the grace of God, I’m proud to be the first pakistani youngster to receive
@PointsofLight
Award from
@10DowningStreet
! It’s an honour to be recognised by the Prime Minister
@theresa_may
for the work I’ve done for Youth Awareness, Peace & against radicalisation.
Matriculation ceremony to formally commence my journey at
@UniofOxford
- an unbelievable experience! 🎓📚
Now on to acquiring knowledge, meeting interesting new people and enjoying the university experience 😄
I’m delighted to announce that i will be receiving Honorary British Citizen Award (Medal) on 24th of January in Parliament House London. Thank you
@CitizenAwards
for the acknowledgment.
On my 20th birthday🎂 today, I wish to thank all my friends & supporters for always encouraging me in this journey❤️
The pandemic has been challenging but we did not stop fighting for the rights of deprived young people and we never shall!
Here’s to a year of peace and change 💪
My heart is too full of grief 💔
Mothers carrying bodies of their dead children, fathers crying at the coffins of their loved ones, little children left orphaned - when will this stop?
Children are mercilessly killed everyday in
#Palestine
🇵🇸
When is the rest of the world going…
Greatly humbled & encouraged to recieve
@PrideOfBritain
’s Award. Thanks to everyone for your unconditional support & love throughout my journey. Hope to continue to inspire more young people to be upstanders in their society.
#UnleashThePotential
It’s been extremely sad seeing Floods destroying homes & taking lives in
#Pakistan
I’m pleased to share though that I’ll be speaking at
@OneYoungWorld
summit again this year in Manchester &
I’ll be using this global stage to urge World leaders to support Pakistan in this hardship
Happy independent day
#Pakistan
🇵🇰❤️
On this day, we must take a moment to remember the sacrifices and perseverance upon which this great nation was built!
We must now ensure an individual & collective effort to make this country & the world a better place!
#PakistanZindabad
💪
Such a huge honour speaking at the
@UN
in the presence of numerous member states representatives & dignitaries.
I highlighted the struggles of a nation with decades of terrorism & the responsibility of younger generation to step up & speak out!
Thanks
@PakistanUN_NY
&
@UN_OCT
❤️
Today is my 17th
#birthday
& really since morning all I can think about is those that are less
#fortunate
& are suffering from
#Poverty
&
#Terrorism
. I believe everyone is here to make an
#impact
not just live an ordinary life. Let’s start an impact by changing ourselves first !
We all must stand in support of the
#FarmersProtests
which have been going on for months!
It is shameful that these farmers have been snatched of their
#rights
and then treated with brutality by the
#Modi
government!
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to Justice everywhere”- MLK ✊
Eid Mubarak to everyone from me & my family ❤️🙏
We wish everyone a day full of happiness, unification & peace.
On this occasion, we must remember the people of Kashmir in our thoughts and prayers.
#EidAdhaMubarak
Happy Independence Day
#Pakistan
🇵🇰💚
A pleasure to celebrate the Independence Day at the Pakistan High Commission in London.
On this special occasion, let’s pledge to raise a voice for the people of Kashmir whose rights are constantly violated by India & raise a voice for them.
Eid Mubarak to everyone ❤️
May you all have a blessed day full of joy and fulfilment!
Let’s remember the people of Palestine, Kashmir and others in our prayers who will not be having a peaceful Eid this year...
#EidMubarak
It was a surreal experience Captaining the Oxford Pakistan society team against India society for the annual Dev-Khan trophy in Oxford.
Played an incredible game of Cricket and had a great Pakistani crowd supporting the team!
Onwards and upwards ✊
#PakistanZindabad
🇵🇰🏏
Such a great honour to win The Young Upstander Award at the
#No2H8
National awards in London. Indeed a very proud moment. Thanks to all the people that supported & encouraged me throughout my campaign. I will continue my fight against terror with a much stronger dertermination IA
On my 19th Birthday, today, I want to heartily thank all my friends & supporters for the perpetual support🙏
I’m grateful for all the achievements & campaign that I have been able to do for deprived children worldwide.
I pledge to make a much bigger impact in the coming year!
❤️
Spoke to
@BBCNews
regarding
#Afghanistan
situation.
Evacuating people from Afghanistan is not the solution but we must focus on ensuring that rights of vulnerable people there are protected.
The world must now focus on eradicating the extremist ideology in 🇦🇫 for a better future!
Eid Mubarak from our family to all those celebrating 🌙
Grateful to Allah for all the blessings & strength over the years
Wishing everyone a blessed & joyful Eid with your families ❤️
#EidMubarak
It’s been great being back at Oxford! Had a great night of debating at the
@OxfordUnion
with friends and committee members. Looking forward to another incredible year at Oxford! 💙
Incredibly honoured to have two very humble Presidents on my left & right, and discuss opportunities for young people in less privileged countries with them.
Thank you President Marcelo for hosting us in
#Portugal
and President
@KolindaGK
for inviting us to
#Croatia
.
🇭🇷🇵🇰🇵🇹
A great privilege to meet the inspiring
@peaceforchange
who has encouraged me a lot throughout my journey in raising a voice of young people. Thank you for inviting us for a meeting. We will do our best in working towards a more peaceful society.
#Honoured
🇵🇰
Hi Everyone, I have not been quite as active on twitter due to my studies commitments, but I will be giving you more updates on my campaign soon.
I will be sharing a wonderful news tomorrow about an upcoming event!
Thank you all for your delightful messages & for your support❤️
Extremely heartbreaking to see my hometown Peshawar bleeding yet again 💔
My deepest condolences with all families who’ve lost loved ones.
The pain of losing loved ones is not easy…
Our leadership must put political tantrums aside & ensure that such attacks never happens again
I met these two
#Kashmiri
students at OYW summit, who told me about the grim human rights violations in Kashmir.
I was left speechless when they said they couldn’t go back to their families who were at risk of being killed.
The
@UN
& HR activists must start taking action on this!
Today is my 21st birthday- the years flew by so fast…
I’m grateful to everyone for your incessant support throughout my journey ❤️
I shall continue fighting for the rights of deprived children around the world & pledge to encourage more young people to join me in this fight 💪
It was an honour to be the voice of the unheard young people at
@OneYoungWorld
An immense pleasure to speak in my traditional Pakistani attire and the pride that come with it.
I’m determined to make sure that young people everywhere get the opportunities & are heard!
#OYW2019
🇵🇰
Happy Independence Day Pakistan! 🇵🇰❤️
Today we celebrate all the people of Pakistan who have done great things for the country and the global society.
We must learn from those incredible people and follow their footsteps in making a difference!
#PakistanZindabad
🇵🇰
What an incredible experience speaking at the
@trustconf
Sharing the work of “Ahmad Nawaz Empowerment project” for young people in Pakistan & Lebanon.
We ‘must’ start taking action, even on a smaller scale, to ensure a better future for children in deprived parts of the world.
So immensely honoured to be awarded Honorary Doctorate - Degree of Doctor of Letters, 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘢, by Coventry University!
Feels surreal at this age to have been awarded with such a prestigious honour!
Yet another victory against extremism…
Onwards and Upwards ❤️✨
It all feels like a dream…
A surreal experience to be serving as the Treasurer of this incredible & historical institution
@OxfordUnion
❤️
From meeting inspiring people to making great friends, a memorable experience!
Here’s a glimpse at the one of our traditional debates ✨
So incredibly proud of my little brother Umar Nawaz for being signed by
@WolvesAcademy
of
@Wolves
⭐️
Umar will be playing for the Premier League giants’ academy!
Really excited to see my little brother play for such a huge historical club 😍
Proud to support the Fundraising event for Dams in pakistan.
We raised a huge amount of £750K.
So great to see the passion of Overseas Pakistanis about this great cause. Thanks Chief Justice of Pakistan
@MianSaqibNisar
for leading this campaign and everyone for supporting it🙏🇵🇰
An incredible honour to meet you Sir. We are grateful for all your support and your commitment towards a peaceful future for youth in Pakistan. Inshallah, I will do my best in raising a voice for the Pakistani youth on global platforms. 🇵🇰❤️
Happy Independence Day !
On this day of 14th August let’s not just celebrate but do something positive to make an real impact and play a role in the betterment of our homeland.
#Pakistan
🇵🇰❤️
Such a pleasure hosting
@stephenfry
at the Oxford Union last night!
Had a lovely conversation over dinner while learning about his career journey & activism!
A really incredible and inspiring person 🙌
Celebrating 200 years of the Oxford Union championing free speech & shaping global dialogues.
Great to see all the Ex-Presidents; former PMs & global leaders in other fields.
Good to chat with the former PM
@theresa_may
on the preservation of free speech in today’s world!
Had the honour of meeting the Foreign Minister of State Commonwealth & UN
@tariqahmadbt
and Minister of state for countering extremism
@SusanBaroness
in Parliament, London.
We discussed the future of my campaign and had some invaluable advice in order to make a bigger impact.
Humbled to receive the honorary
@CitizenAwards
in the Parliament House London yesterday.
Was surprised to know that I was the youngest person there, So I think it’s crucial that we start focusing on empowering young people and encourage them to do positive work for the society.
It was a great honour to share stage with some inspiring world leaders at the
@EstorilConf
.
Especially the President of Portugal & Croatian President
@KolindaGK
who reassured their support in the campaign for empowering youth & providing educational opportunities to young people.
I will be speaking at
@oywbath
on 7th March at
@UniofBath
.
I will be highlighting the importance of involving young people in working towards
@UN
Sustainable development goals.
I am delighted to be one of the keynote speakers & am looking forward to speaking to the Changemakers.
Speaking to the intelligent young students of Parkside school about how each one of them can contribute to the betterment of the society.
It’s paramount for young people to realise that through small actions individually, they can make a substantial impact!
#EmpowerTheYoung
A surreal experience hosting
@Malala
at the Oxford Union!
A very inspiring conversation on her journey & her fight for women’s rights.
We discussed the plight of young people in Afghanistan & the human rights violations in Iran.
A time for young people to take a more active role!
Thank you Prime minister
@theresa_may
for sending me an encoraging & motivating message & supporting my campaign for education & Youth empowerment all the way through. I believe its the time that all the world leaders step up & make sure No Child is deprived of basic human rights
Thank you
@muslimhandsuk
&
@lakhtehassanain
for the special recognition award for my work against radicalisation and providing educational opportunities.
It was a pleasure to speak to all the young people at the invigorating ceremony in London.
Happy 23rd March, Pakistan day to everyone. Pakistan has been through a very long phase of terrorism but the resilience of the people has been exemplary. Congratulations to dear
@peaceforchange
and all others who’re being awarded the national honours today. 🇵🇰
I am so extremely grateful to my parents who have been so incredibly supportive of everything!
My friends who have been with me throughout this journey.
And finally my team, who have worked so exceptionally hard to make this truly historical moment happen!
Thank you ❤️🙏
Reminiscing quality time with Pakistan Society friends!
It’s been a tough year for all of us (especially students) due to Covid but we’re almost there...
Hopefully normality will be back soon!
#StayStrong
💪
From the return of attacks to elites getting away with injustices as always, are leaders going to stand up to protect our people?
Another extremely saddening news of a young working class girl
#Rizwana
tortured by an elite!
Our youth do not feel safe in our own homeland sadly 💔
At this unprecedented time of Coronavirus lockdown, many young people like myself are unable to pursue their passions freely.
In this time of despair, I would suggest exploring the beauty that lies in literature & inspirational biographies.
I’ll suggest some books in comments :)
Just a reminder of how Anyone can make an impact just by speaking out and can contribute to the betterment of the society. Oracy gives us strength & helps us move forward.
#EsuSpeakout
@theESU
Speaking at the annual
#interfaith
conference arranged by Oxford foundation in London. Urging faith leaders to promote interfaith tolerance, and work towards a society where children don’t grow up to hate people of different backgrounds, but grow up to be loving & compassionate.
Had a great time speaking to the exceptional students of
@Eton_College
who had some insightful ideas about how we can tackle the most challenging issues.
Had interesting discussions about the role of young people in our society.
Thank you
@EtonHM
for your wonderful hospitality.
Speaking at this fantastic event about the need for a reformed education system that puts emphasis on the significance of Sustainable development goals to young people. It’s about time we take a more Globalised approach to education.
Thanks
@UniofBath
&
@oywbath
for arranging it.
Had the pleasure of speaking at the national conference in Solihull school about ‘Prejudice and discrimination in schools’ along with other inspiring speakers Mindu Hornick and Eva Schloss.
These issues needs to be addressed to ensure better school environment for all students.
It was a great pleasure hosting
@BWoodward_UN
the UK permanent representative to United Nations at
@OxfordUnion
.
Had a fantastic conversation regarding UK’s stance on Russian invasion of Ukraine, Tensions in Taiwan, the situation in Afghanistan & UK’s response to global crises!
Had a great time speaking to young people at
@MayorofLondon
office in London.
Helping young people realise their potential & warning them agianst the shocking realities of radicalisation.
It was great to meet
@SophieKLinden
and
@HumzaProduction
who are doing some incredible work.
Speaking to this fantastic event about ‘The role of women in Countering Extremism’.
If we want young girls & boys to flourish, we mustn’t speak on behalf of them, instead empower & encourage them to come forward & take leading roles.
Thanks to
@YANSRHR
&
@icyferc
for arranging it