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'''Ahmed''' was a [[servant]] of [[Professor]] [[Marcus Scarman]] during his expedition to [[Egypt]] in [[1911]]. He warned Scarman not to open [[Sutekh]]'s [[tomb]], but his warning went unheeded. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') After he saw the [[Eye of Horus]], he fled the tomb; afterwards, he was captured by [[Ibrahim Namin]]'s priests of the [[Cult of the Black Pyramid]], who [[Murder|killed]] him and buried him in the [[desert]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars]]'')
'''Ahmed''' was a [[servant]] of [[Professor]] [[Marcus Scarman]] during his expedition to [[Egypt]] in [[1911]].
 
== Biography ==
Ahmed warned Scarman not to open [[Sutekh]]'s [[tomb]], but his warning went unheeded. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Pyramids of Mars (TV story)}}) After Ahmed saw the [[Eye of Horus]], he and the Egyptian labourers fled the tomb.
 
Afterwards, Ahmed and the labourers were captured by [[Ibrahim Namin]]'s priests of the [[Cult of the Black Pyramid]], who [[Murder|killed]] them and buried their bodies in the [[desert]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars (novelisation)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Ahmed is one of two named characters in ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'' who is not given a full name be either the TV serial or [[Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars (novelisation)|the novelisation]]. The other is [[Doctor]] [[Warlock (Pyramids of Mars)|Warlock]].
* Ahmed is one of two named characters in ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'' who is not given a full name in either the televised version or [[Terrance Dicks]]'s [[Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars (novelisation)|novelisation]]. The other is [[Doctor]] [[Warlock (Pyramids of Mars)|Warlock]].
* Ahmed's death is mentioned only in the novelisation and is never confirmed on-screen — therefore, unlike ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'', ''Pyramids of Mars'' cannot count as a story where all the characters, aside from the Doctor and his companion, die.


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Ahmed was a servant of Professor Marcus Scarman during his expedition to Egypt in 1911.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ahmed warned Scarman not to open Sutekh's tomb, but his warning went unheeded. (TV: Pyramids of Mars [+]Loading...["Pyramids of Mars (TV story)"]) After Ahmed saw the Eye of Horus, he and the Egyptian labourers fled the tomb.

Afterwards, Ahmed and the labourers were captured by Ibrahim Namin's priests of the Cult of the Black Pyramid, who killed them and buried their bodies in the desert. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars (novelisation)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Ahmed is one of two named characters in Pyramids of Mars who is not given a full name in either the televised version or Terrance Dicks's novelisation. The other is Doctor Warlock.
  • Ahmed's death is mentioned only in the novelisation and is never confirmed on-screen — therefore, unlike Horror of Fang Rock, Pyramids of Mars cannot count as a story where all the characters, aside from the Doctor and his companion, die.