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Bashir Farooq Qadri[1] | |
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| Born | March 3, 1963 Ramadan[2] Shikarpur, Sindh, Pakistan |
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| Organization | Saylani Welfare Trust[4] |
| Awards | Sitara-i-Imtiaz |
| Website | saylaniwelfare |
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Bashir Farooq Qadri (Urdu مولانا بشیر فاروق قادری) was a Pakistani humanitarian, philanthropist[5] who founded the Saylani Welfare Trust.[6] He is chairman of Saylani Welfare Trust [7]
Qadri was born in Shikarpur on March 3, 1963, during Ramadan.[citation needed] He belongs to the Gujrati memon Bantawa Community and his father Abdul Ghaffar Polani was a businessman.[citation needed] He completed his schooling at Islamia High School Shikarpur, and then travelled to Karachi in 1975.[citation needed]
He received Sitara-i-Imtiaz from President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi on 23 March 2019 for his contributions to the society.[8]