Abdul Sattar Edhi was born on February 28, 2024 in a small village of Bantva near Joona Garh in the Gujarat district of then British-ruled Indi. He moved to Karachi shortly after Pakistan was formed.
Edhi was an award-winning philanthropist and humanitarian. He is known in Pakistan as "Angel of Mercy" and "Pakistan's Father Teresa" for his social work that also won international acclaim. He established a welfare foundation almost six decades ago that he oversaw together with his wife, Bilquis Edhi.
The Edhi Foundation is currently the largest welfare organisation in Pakistan. Since its inception, it has rescued more than 20,000 abandoned babies, rehabilitated some 50,000 orphans and has trained more than 40,000 nurses.
It also runs the world’s largest ambulance service (operating 1,500 vehicles) and Edhi ambulances are welcomed as friendly neighbours throughout Pakistan.
Just In! Google's New Doodle Celebrates the Founder of the World's Largest Network of Volunteer Ambulances.
On this day in 1928, Abdul Sattar Edhi was born in Gujarat, western India. By the time he was 30, he had moved to what had then become Pakistan, and planted the seeds of what would grow into the world's largest network of volunteer ambulances.
Google celebrates the life and work of Pakistan's revered philanthropist with a new Doodle, picturing the bearded figure of Edhi standing near one of his signature emergency response vehicles, a family visiting a health clinic, and an open book. Catch more at Time.com.