Abdul sattar edhi biography in english

Pakistani philanthropist ()

"Edhi" redirects here. For other uses, see Edhi (disambiguation).

Abdul Sattar EdhiNILPP (Urdu: عبد الستار ایدھی; 28 February ^[6] – 8 July )^[1][7][2][8] was a Pakistani humanitarian, philanthropist and ascetic who founded the Edhi Foundation, which runs the world's largest ambulance network,^[9] along with homeless shelters, animal shelters,^[10]rehabilitation centres, and orphanages across Pakistan.^[11]

Edhi's charitable activities expanded greatly in when an Asian flu epidemic originating in China swept through Pakistan and the rest of the world.

Donations allowed him to buy his first ambulance the same year. He later expanded his charity network with the help of his wife Bilquis Edhi.^[11][12] Following his death, his son Faisal Edhi took over as head of the Edhi Foundation.

Over his lifetime, the Edhi Foundation expanded, backed