He is a leading figure of Qatar's cultural development and regularly represent his country at international biennials and events.
[1] Ahmad was born in Al Jasrah, a suburb of Doha, to a family of 3 sisters and 2 brothers.
His mother was Maryam Al Baker, and his father, Ahmad Al-Homaid, worked as a pearl diver before joining Qatar Petroleum.
It was home to significant families closely linked to the rulers and other tribes, and it became a meeting place for Ahmad and several other future artists, such as Jassim Zaini, Hassan Al Mulla, Ali Hassan, and Salman Al-Malik, among others.
[3] By the time Ahmad finished primary school, the Ministry of Education began offering scholarships to Qatari artists to study abroad in Europe and the Middle East.