Syed Adeebul Hasan Rizvi (also spelled: Adibul Hasan Rizvi) is a Pakistani philanthropist, doctor,

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transplant surgeon and founder of the

Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation The Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation (SIUT) is a dialysis & kidney transplant centre located in Pakistan. SIUT was founded by Dr. Adibul Hasan Rizvi and it is Pakistan's largest kidney disease center, as well as Pakistan's largest ...

(SIUT), the largest kidney transplant centre in Pakistan. This institute is affiliated with the nearby Civil Hospital, Karachi.

Early life and career

Rizvi was born on 11 September 1938 in a small village Kalanpur in

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. He graduated from

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, Pakistan in 1968. Thereafter he went to UK to pursue his postgraduate training. After finishing his studies there, he returned to Pakistan. "In those days most people returned from the UK with cars, but guess what, Dr. Rizvi returned with a container full of medical equipment".Profile of Adeebul Hasan Rizvi
Spiritual Legacy website, Published 10 June 2013, Retrieved 7 April 2021 While living in the UK, Rizvi was inspired by the

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and decided to try that idea in Pakistan. Rizvi set up an eight-bed

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ward at the Civil Hospital, Karachi in 1970. SIUT started as an eight-bed ward at Civil Hospital, Karachi, and has grown to be

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's leading & largest Urology and Transplantation Institute with branches (satellite centers) spreading from Kathore near Karachi to far North in Azad Kashmir. Rizvi is the president of the ''Transplant Society of Pakistan''. In 2003, Rizvi led a team of SIUT surgeons that performed the first successful

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on an infant in Pakistan. In 2001, police arrested "a gang that was planning to murder" Rizvi.

Awards and recognition

* Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1998Dr Adeebul Hasan Rizvi, a ''Ramon Magsaysay Award'' recipient in 1998
Ramon Magsaysay Award website, Retrieved 7 April 2021 *

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's Shousha Prize in 2008 * Lifetime Achievement Award by ''The Sindh Association of North America'' in 2015 *

Nishan-i-Imtiaz The Nishan-e-Imtiaz (; ) is one of the state organized civil decorations of Pakistan. It is awarded for achievements towards world recognition for Pakistan or outstanding service for the country. However, the award is not limited to citizens o ...

(Medal of Distinction) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2018Awards conferred on 58 military, 73 civil personalities
Dawn (newspaper), Published 24 March 2018, Retrieved 7 April 2021

References

External links

Official website of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, (SIUT)
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Early life and career

Awards and recognition

See also

References

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