Karimul Haq is a worker in a tea garden in West Bengal. He is famous as Bike-Ambulance-Dada because he takes sick people to the hospital on his motorcycle.
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Karimul Haq also known as Karimul Haq was born on Friday, 7 June 1968 (age 52 years; as in 2020) in Rajadanga, Malbazar, West Bengal. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He did his schooling from Rajdanga Penda Mahammed High School, Malbazar, West Bengal and is a school dropout.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 3″
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
family and caste
He was born in a poor Muslim family.
parents and siblings
His father, late Lalua Mohammed, was a daily wage labourer.
wife and children
His wife’s name is Anjuya Begum. He has two sons, Raju and Ahachanul (owner of a betel leaf shop and a cellphone repair shop). He has two daughters and both are married.
Ahachanul, son of Karimul Haq
Bike-Ambulance-Journey to becoming a grandfather
In 1995, a tragic event changed his life as his mother was very ill and needed immediate medical treatment, but he could not find any ambulance to take his mother to the hospital. Eventually, his mother passed away due to cardiac arrest and after this incident, he decided to do something to help people in case of medical emergencies. The idea of a motorcycle ambulance came to his mind when one of his colleagues fell, and Karimul strapped him to his back and took him to the nearest hospital on a motorcycle in 1998. After this incident, he decided to start his own motorcycle ambulance and purchased a motorcycle. Your own motorcycle on loan. Since 1998, he has been providing motorcycle ambulance services to more than 20 nearby villages and has helped more than 5500 people (as of 2020) in case of medical emergencies. Apart from ambulance services, he also provides basic first aid training to the local people with the help of doctors.
Karimul Haq with his motorcycle ambulance
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Karimul Haq’s address
Facts/General Knowledge
- Karimul is a laborer in a tea garden in Malbazar and earns only Rs 5000, and all his salary goes to his ambulance service.
- He has also organized various social awareness camps and helped the needy people. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he donated food and clothes to poor people.
- Talking about his last dream in an interview, he said,
I want an ambulance with advanced medical facilities. This will help people living in remote areas in a big way.”
- She has received several awards including the Ananya Samman from Zee Group’s 24 Hour News channel in 2012.
- In 2017, he received the Padma Shri award for supporting the villagers in and around Dhalabari.
Karimul Haq receives Padma Shri award (2017)
- In 2018, Bajaj Auto Limited equipped its motorcycles with a waterproof stretcher and a port for an oxygen cylinder.
- He was invited as a guest speaker by TEDx Talks in 2018.
- India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi teaches him how to click a selfie at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the eve of Republic Day in 2018.
Karimul Haq’s selfie with PM Narendra Modi
- A book on his biography ‘Bike-Ambulance Dada’ written by journalist-turned-social entrepreneur Vishwajeet Jha was published in 2019. Reportedly, a Hindi film based on his real-life story is set to release.
A book on Karimul Haq
- In 2021, he was invited to the special Karmaveer episode of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 12’.
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