Ahad Israfil (August 23, 1972 – October 18, 2019) was a man from Dayton, Ohio, known for his recovery from a gunshot injury that destroyed most of one of his cerebral hemispheres. In 1987, aged 14, Ahad was shot in the head at work when his employer allegedly knocked a firearm to the floor. After a five-hour operation, doctors were amazed when he attempted to speak. Ahad used a wheelchair and regained most of his faculties and successfully obtained a degree.He appeared on television programs such as World of Pain (Bravo, UK), and Ripley's Believe it or Not.