[4] Naeem, originally from Mirpur in Azad Kashmir, shifted to England with his wife in 2001, where he began to work as a taxi driver.

[9] Prior to his List A debut, Ahmed was named in the County Select XI squad to play against India during their tour of England.

[10] Ahmed was part of England's squad for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies in early 2022.

[18] He became the youngest male cricketer for England to make his debut in Tests, achieving the milestone at the age of 18 years and 126 days.

[24] He became the youngest male cricketer for England to make his debut in ODIs, achieving the milestone at the age 18 years and 205 days.

[28] Ahmed plays principally as a right-arm bowler of leg spin, including googlies, and his accuracy has been praised.