hero who bravely disarmed one of the Bondi Beach gunmen and got shot in the process has spoken out for the first time since being released from hospital.

Ahmed Al Ahmed, a 44-year-old tobacco shop owner from Sydney’s south, was getting coffee when gunshots rang out on December 14.

He has now relived the moment he confronted Sajid Akram and wrestled the gun out of his hands, saying he “didn’t worry”.

Ahmed Al Ahmed has given his first interview to CBS. (CBS)

“My target was just to take the gun from him and to stop him from killing a human being, life, and not killing innocent people,” he told CBS in an exclusive interview to be aired later today.

Ahmed recognised that his actions saved countless lives, but said, “I feel sorry still for the lost”.

Footage from the moment showed Ahmed leaping out from behind some cars and tackling Akram, snatching his gun away from him and pointing it back at him.

Footage captured the moment Ahmed confronted one of the gunmen at Bondi. (Supplied)

Ahmed told CBS he jumped on Akram’s back and hit him as he warned him to drop his gun and stop what he was doing.

“And emotionally, I’m doing something, which is I feel something, a power in my body, my brain,” he said.

“I don’t want to see people killed in front of me, I don’t want to hear his gun, I don’t want to see people screaming and begging, asking for help, and that’s my soul asking me to do that.

“Everything in my heart, in my brain, everything, it’s worked just to manage to save the people’s life.”

Bondi Beach terror attack hero Ahmed el Ahmed in hospital, recovering from surgery. (Supplied)

Ahmed has received international praise for his actions from Prime Minister Anthony Albaese to US President Donald Trump and has been hailed as a hero.

In his hospital bed, he was awarded a cheque of $2.5 million after money was raised on GoFundMe to support his recovery, and he was visited by Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns.