Ramzan Chhipa
Muhammad Ramzan Chhipa | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Other names | Social worker |
| Organization | Chhipa Welfare Association |
| Known for | Social Work |
| Awards |
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| Website | Official website |
Muhammad Ramzan Chhipa (Urdu: محمد رمضان چھیپا) is a Pakistani philanthropist and social worker based in Karachi, Pakistan.
He is the founder of Chhipa Welfare Association, an NGO in Pakistan known for its social work and the second largest fleet of ambulances after Edhi Foundation within Pakistan.[1]
His welfare organization has a large fleet of over 500 Chhipa Ambulances, fully manned by Chhipa volunteers and equipped with first aid boxes and oxygen cylinders and are stationed at over 150 Chhipa Ambulance centers in prominent and vital places, on various city road roundabouts and near Government Hospitals across Karachi city and other regions of Pakistan, for providing immediate help and assistance to the needy, sick, suffering people and emergency patients.[1]
The 1987 Karachi car bombing at Bohri Bazaar led Ramzan Chhipa to found Chhipa Welfare Association.[1]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) by the President of Pakistan in 2013 for his public service and social work.[2]
- Gold Medal for Social Welfare Services by the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) in 2013.[3]
- Honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Karachi and Governor of Sindh for his Social Welfare Services in 2014.[4]
- Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2023.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Athar Khan and Ishrat Ansari (15 October 2013). "Round-the-clock rescue facility: 1987 Bohri Bazaar blasts led Ramzan Chhipa to set up service". The Express Tribune newspaper. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Recognising excellence: Manto among 192 recipients of top civil awards (Sitara-i-Imtiaz award for Ramzan Chhipa)". The Express Tribune newspaper. 14 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Achievement Awards ceremony: FPCCI confers 61 gold medals on businessmen". Business Recorder newspaper. 23 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Ramzan Chhipa conferred honorary DLitt degree (by the University of Karachi)". The News International newspaper. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Syed Irfan Raza. "President confers awards for meritorious services". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2024.