Born to a Mohajir family in Karachi, Ahmed graduated from University of Karachi. While still a student, he joined the APMSO . Later, when the APMSO became a political party under the leadership of Azeem Ahmed Tariq, Afaq served as the party's joint secretary. However, in 1989, owing to some ideological differences with Altaf Hussain, Ahmed left the MQM and announced the creation of his own party named Mohajir Qaumi Movement - Haqiqi"

Afaq Ahmed (Urdu: آفاق احمد‎ born March 22, 1962) is a Pakistani politician who founded the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi) political party.