[1] Adaya was born in Bantva Kathiawar, in the Gujarat state of India to a Memon family.
From then on, he and his wife spent part of each year in Santa Monica until immigrating to the United States in 1976.
[1] Adaya started his career in America buying and leasing industrial properties in the Los Angeles area.
Soon after, he established the Meridian Group, a property management company based in West Los Angeles.
An endowment under the name of Ahmad Adaya Cardiothoracic Research Fellowship Program has been established at St.Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.