Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed had blood "gushing from him" and bullets lodged in his arm after his intervention in a shooting rampage, his cousin says.
World leaders have commended the tobacco shop owner's courage after he snuck behind one of the gunmen to disarm him.
The 43-year-old is slated for surgery, having been visited at Sydney's St George Hospital by dignitaries including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Governor-General Sam Mostyn and NSW Premier Chris Minns.