A Hero: Farman Ali Khan

[Pukhtoon]

Black Wednesday is what many people have been calling 25th of November when Jeddah got its heaviest rains that resulted in flooding and the death of over 120 people. Videos, photos and articles on the flooding and the damage are aplenty online, but one story I believe has not got its due attention. Farman Ali Khan was a 32 year old Pakistani migrant worker at a grocery store in Jeddah. In his six years in Saudi Arabia, he had only been able to visit his family back home twice. His youngest Jarira, 4 years old, has never seen her daddy alive. This man who had every reason to save himself, as he is his family’s sole provider and yet he set out that day to save as many people as he could.

Farman Ali Khan saved 14 people from drowning. His neighbor told reporters that Farman gave him his wallet and cell phone for safekeeping. He then tied one end of a rope to a pipe and the other around his waist and stood at the edge of the heart of the flooding looking for people to pull out. Those he couldn’t reach swimming and wading, he would reach to them with a wood pole. He kept going back until the water got the better of him and he went under.






Farman left behind his wife and three daughters, Zubaida, 7, Madeeha, 6, and Jarira, 4. And now there is a huge campaign on Facebook with over 22,000 members, the majority of whom are Saudi. They are campaigning for a Jeddah street to be named after Farman, that he be rewarded with the King Abdulazziz Medal and that his family be compensated financially.


A Hero: Farman Ali Khan | Saudiwoman's Weblog


I heard on a news channel that KSA GOVT. Awarding him with a Medal and they put a road name Farman ali ..


Brave Person. May his Soul RIP.

 

[Pukhtoon]

Flood hero Farman Ali’s kin to be royal guests this Haj
By Ahmad Wahaj Al-Siddiqui
JEDDAH – Ten immediate family members of Farman Ali, the Pakistani expatriate who sacrificed his life in saving flood victims in Jeddah last year, will perform this year’s Haj as royal guests.
Muhammad Aziz, a brother of Farman Ali, said the Saudi embassy in Islamabad has sought the passports of his brother’s widow, three daughters, parents, two younger brothers and two sisters. The passports have been submitted along with all relevant documents, Aziz said.
Farman Ali, a karate expert, who came to Saudi Arabia in 2001 to work in a grocery store in Jeddah, rescued 14 people during the Jeddah floods on Nov. 25 before being swept away in the deluge while attempting to save the 15th person.
The Saudi government, Aziz said, is considering financial relief for his brother’s family. All the papers regarding Farman Ali’s heroic act have been submitted to Civil Defense authorities in Jeddah and the Civil Court is expected to decide soon about a reward for his family.
Musa Al-Zahrani, chief of the Civil Court, is fully cooperating with us, Aziz said.
Farman Ali became a sensation of sorts on popular social networking site Facebook, when Jeddah residents started a campaign in recognition of the role that he played in saving innocent lives when floods devastated parts of the city last November. Many also demanded granting Saudi citizenship to his family. – SG __


Saudi Gazette - Flood hero Farman Ali

 

[Leader]

and nishan-e-pakistan goes to nusrat bhutto.....jiye bhutto...maray awam !

 

[Qasibr]

and nishan-e-pakistan goes to nusrat bhutto.....jiye bhutto...maray awam !

Rightnow the Nishan-e-Pakistan does not mean that much, this government even issued a bunch to US officials who regularly come here to make obscene demands. And now Nusrat Bhutto .. no wonder I_Khan turned his Nishan-e-Pakistan back in.

 

[Al Bhatti]

He was also an Imam of a local mosque in Jeddah

 

[Leader]

Rightnow the Nishan-e-Pakistan does not mean that much, this government even issued a bunch to US officials who regularly come here to make obscene demands. And now Nusrat Bhutto .. no wonder I_Khan turned his Nishan-e-Pakistan back in.

he saved 14 people, saudi and pak govt should take care of his family....

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He was also an Imam of a local mosque in Jeddah

then indeed he was the best imam of our times...