Abdul Sattar Edhi Not just in Pakistan, but this name is familiar across the globe. A simple, down to earth personality, Abdul Sattar Edhi is founder and head of the Edhi foundation; a non-profit social welfare organisation in Pakistan which runs its own set of ambulance services across the nation. He prominently received the Nishan-e-Imtiaz from the Government of Pakistan in 1985 and was also voted as person of the year in 2013 by readers of the Express Tribune among many other accolades.