Abdul Sattar Edhi and the Edhi Foundation: key facts
Abdul Sattar Edhi built one of the world's largest volunteer ambulance networks. Facts about his life, the Edhi Foundation and its Guinness World Record.
Abdul Sattar Edhi (1928–2016) founded the Edhi Foundation, Pakistan's best-known welfare organisation.
Edhi in numbers
- 1928: born in Bantva, Gujarat
- 1951: opened his first dispensary in Karachi
- 1986: received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service
- 1997: Guinness World Records listed the Edhi Foundation's network as the world's largest volunteer ambulance organisation
- 2016: died in Karachi and was given a state funeral
What the Edhi Foundation does
- Ambulance service across Pakistan
- Shelters for orphans, women and the elderly
- Cradles where unwanted babies can be left safely
- Burial of unclaimed bodies
- Disaster relief at home and abroad
A simple life
Edhi was known for wearing the same simple clothes for years and for taking no salary from the foundation he built.
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