Syed Haris Ahmed
Syed Haris Ahmed | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 9, 1984 Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Parent | Syed Riaz Ahmed |
| Conviction | Convicted |
| Criminal charge | 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests Providing material support for terrorism |
| Penalty | 13 years in prison, to be followed by 30 years of supervised release |
Syed Haris Ahmed (born 1984) is a naturalized American citizen born in Pakistan who was convicted on June 9, 2009, of conspiring to provide material support to terrorism in the United States and abroad. His trial was a bench trial. He was sentenced in 2009 to 13 years in prison, to be followed by 30 years of supervised release. At the time of his arrest (on March 23, 2006), he was an undergraduate at the Georgia Institute of Technology, majoring in mechanical engineering.