Zed Chebib

Zed Chebib (Born Ziad Khoder Chebib, 1955 ) is a Lebanese-born Canadian limousine driver and police reform advocate who is most known for being deported from Australia despite having resided in the country with his family for over a decade. He was a candidate in the 2022 Ottawa mayoral election, finishing in last place with 0.08% or 264 votes.

Biography Born in Lebanon, Chebib emigrated to Canada in 1976. While working as a cab driver, Chebib often sued various taxi companies.

He emigrated to Australia alongside his wife and four children in 1999 due to two of his siblings already living there. According to Chebib, 85 members of his extended family live in Australia. He attempted to seek permanent residency in Australia but was rejected because he was unable to meet income requirements of a business visa. While being detained at Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre in 2010 he began a hunger-strike in hopes the Australian government would grant him a visa. Chebib was flown to Vancouver and then Toronto, after ending his hunger strike he claimed to suffer heart palpitations and was denied an ambulance. He filed a lawsuit against the officers, claiming that they had breached his civil rights and seeking nearly 2 million Canadian dollars in damages. After nearly nine years of trial, a judge ordered him to pay each officer $1,000 due to evidence that the arrest did not cause his injuries. The fifth ward had a large middle eastern and Indian community at the time.

2022 Ottawa mayoral election He ran for Mayor of Ottawa in the 2022 Ottawa mayoral election, campaigning on police and housing reform. Not having a campaign website, he sent a website describing solutions to homelessness to media. He finished in last place with 0.08% or 264 votes.

2025 federal election Chebib was an independent candidate for the riding of Ottawa Centre in the 2025 Canadian federal election.