Mohammad Ayub Khan (), better known as Master Ayub, is a Pakistani educator,
philanthropist
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and civil servant who is known for spending his after-job hours and weekends teaching students in an open-air school in
F-6 sector,
Islamabad
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.
Master Ayub has received the
Pride of Performance
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award for his efforts spanning over 40 years for education in Pakistan.
Personal life
Ayub, originally belonging to
Mandi Bahauddin
Mandi Bahauddin () is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is also the capital of Mandi Bahauddin District. It is the 41st most populous city in Pakistan, according to the 2017 census. The city is about 220 metres above sea level and is located ...
, is a firefighter with the
fire brigade
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.
Been in
Islamabad
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for 38 years, Ayub is now retired and lives with his wife nearby his open-air school he started and still overlooks.
Free of cost teaching
Ayub started teaching a group of four students in
F-6, Islamabad. The students have been increasing exponentially and currently, 250+ students are enrolled. The school is managed by Crossadder Foundation and run by voluntary teachers and local donations.
All the students studying at the school are underprivileged and are being taught free of cost.
Smart Street School
As of 2022, Crossadder Foundation, a 'for youth, by youth' NGO acquired the NOC from
Capital Development Authority and planted a 12'x40' feet portable school at Master Ayub School in a refurbished container. The 'Smart Street School' is used to shelter and periodically facilitate the education of these 250+ students on a daily basis; 85% of these students belong to the local Christian community from the nearby
France Colony, Islamabad slums.
See also
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Education in Pakistan
Education in Pakistan is overseen by the Federal Ministry of Education and the provincial governments, while the federal government mostly assists in curriculum development, accreditation and the financing of research and development. Artic ...
References
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Date of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Pakistani civil servants
Pakistani firefighters
Pakistani nonprofit executives
Pakistani philanthropists
Pakistani school principals and headteachers
People from Islamabad
People from Mandi Bahauddin District
Recipients of the Pride of Performance
Pakistani educators
Year of birth missing (living people)