Syed Adeebul Hasan Rizvi (also spelled: Adibul Hasan Rizvi) is a

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

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 and kidney transplant centre located in Pakistan. SIUT was founded by Adeebul Hasan Rizvi and it is one of the largest kidney disease center in Pakistan. History It beg ...

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

Civil Hospital, Karachi Civil Hospital Karachi (), officially known as Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, is a 1,900-bed tertiary care public hospital that imparts both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training. It is one of the teaching hospitals ...

Early life and career

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

Jaunpur district Jaunpur district is a Districts of Uttar Pradesh, district in the Varanasi Division of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district headquarters is the city of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, Jaunpur which is situated on the banks of the Gomti River ...

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British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in South Asia. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another ...

. He graduated from

Dow Medical College Dow Medical College is a public medical school located in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was founded in 1945 and named after British civil servant Sir Hugh Dow, Governor of Sindh. In 2003, it became a constituent college of the newl ...

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

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

National Health Service The National Health Service (NHS) is the term for the publicly funded health care, publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom: the National Health Service (England), NHS Scotland, NHS Wales, and Health and Social Care (Northern ...

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

urology Urology (from Ancient Greek, Greek wikt:οὖρον, οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and ''wiktionary:-logia, -logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of t ...

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

's leading & largest Urology and Transplantation Institute with branches (satellite centers) spreading from Kathore near Karachi to far North in

Azad Kashmir Azad Jammu and Kashmir (), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir ( ), is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger ...

. Rizvi is the president of the ''Transplant Society of Pakistan''. In 2003, Rizvi led a team of SIUT surgeons that performed the first successful

liver transplant Liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is the replacement of a Liver disease, diseased liver with the healthy liver from another person (allograft). Liver transplantation is a treatment option for Cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease and ...

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

Awards and recognition

Ramon Magsaysay Award The Ramon Magsaysay Award (Filipino language, Filipino: ''Gawad Ramon Magsaysay'') is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, ...

in 1998Dr Adeebul Hasan Rizvi, a ''Ramon Magsaysay Award'' recipient in 1998
Ramon Magsaysay Award website, Retrieved 7 April 2021 * Hamdan Award for Volunteers in Humanitarian Medical Services in 2004 *

WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has 6 regional offices and 15 ...

'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, civil decorations of Pakistan. It is awarded for achievements towards world recognition for Pakistan or outstanding service for the country. However, the awa ...

(Medal of Distinction) Award by the

President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan () is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The president is the nominal head of the executive and the supreme commander of the Pakistan Armed Forces.

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)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rizvi, Adeebul Hasan 1938 births Living people Muhajir people Pakistani transplant surgeons Dow Medical College alumni D. J. Sindh Government Science College alumni Pakistani philanthropists Recipients of Nishan-e-Imtiaz Ramon Magsaysay Award winners Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation Prize and Fellowship laureates Indian emigrants to Pakistan