Ahamed launched Twenty14 Holdings in 2014 in Abu Dhabi. It has four hotels: The Great Scotland Yard in London, The Sheraton in Oman, The Pullman Downtown in Dubai, and Port Muziris in India. Before Twenty14 Holdings, Ahamed established Lulu International Exchange, a financial services company operating in 10 countries with over 300 branches. He is also on the senior advisory board of the South Asia Regional Strategy Group at the World Economic Forum and a global advisory board member of the World Tourism Forum, Lucerne Switzerland.