But today Amar feels on top of the world.
For the qualified accountant has scooped The Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP) award – an accolade previously handed to Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of EasyJet and Evelyn Glennie, percussionist.
A glittering ceremony at The Queens Hotel in Leeds tomorrow night will see Amar collect his prize – and he's lucky to have just bought a black tie suit!
"I was shocked when they told me I was getting this but feel very honoured that they chose me," he says. "And by chance I've just bought a new suit which was good timing."
Amar was chosen after creating successful internet-based business Traveleyes while supporting charities through his fundraising efforts.
Amar said: "It's the first company of its kind and it enables blind people to travel all over the world. It was difficult to put into process but I did it and being recognised by this award makes it all worthwhile."
The World President of Junior Chamber International is behind the TOYP award which highlights outstanding achievements of 18 to 40-year- olds.
As an avid traveller himself, Amar is fully aware of brick walls and barriers faced by blind tourists.
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So Traveleyes combats problems by offering holidays and expeditions to the visually impaired so they can explore the world more independently.
Currently, Amar offers up to four trips a year but is hoping to expand in the future. He also fundraises for specialist audio description technology so that blind people in Leeds can enjoy going to the cinema.
Needless to say, Amar, of Kirkstall, has been determined to prove that disabilities don't stop the strong-minded.
And earlier this year he was one of a team of 11 who walked 220 miles in 28 days across swamps, desert and a live volcano for BBC2 series Beyond Boundaries.
The team were all disabled which made the coast-to-coast journey through Nicaragua even tougher.
"It was a fantastic challenge that none of us could have completed alone. I was looking for a challenge to launch Traveleyes and this was the ideal opportunity."
The programme was broadcast earlier this month but Amar is set to hit our screens once again.
For he has just filmed an episode of Ready Steady Cook which will be aired on January 12.
"It's been an extremely busy year," said Amar. "But I've enjoyed every minute of it!"
jo.rostron@ypn.co.uk