Dr. Amjad Saqib nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Amjad Saqib is a Pakistani philanthropist who’s praised for his efforts in poverty alleviation. His group Akhuwat was established in 2003 with USD 100. His group has now distributed greater than 1 billion USD amongst 5 million poor households by way of Islamic microfinance.

Dr. Amjad Saqib graduated from King Edward Medical College. He began his profession by becoming a member of the esteemed civil service of Pakistan in 1985.

Throughout his service, he served in key high-level authorities positions. He chaired Punjab Rural Assist Programme for seven years. The venture aimed toward social mobilization, group group, and provision of economic entry to the poor.

He resigned from his civil providers in 2003 and based Akhuwat. He grew to become the primary driving drive of the group. The group has been working for the previous seventeen years and now operates on a viable construction of Shariah-compliant microfinance. He’s additionally voluntarily serving different non-government organizations working within the area of training, well being, banking, and finance.

In addition to him, 343 candidates from all over the world have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022. This consists of 251 people and 92 organizations.

Commenting on the event, Amjad Saqib mentioned: “My providers are past such awards and they’re purely for the sake of Allah.”

He mentioned that no individual can nominate himself for the prize and denied involving any foyer for his nomination.

He additionally mentioned: “An official of a international nation may need really useful my identify for the award as individuals internationally are conversant in my providers for humanity… however I’m not conscious of any such improvement.”

Dr. Amjad Saqib can also be the recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his “first-of-its-kind” interest-and-collateral-free microfinance program.