Master Ayub
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Master Ayub | |
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 Master Ayub sitting among his students at a park in Islamabad | |
| Born | Mohammad Ayub Khan محمد ایوب خان |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation(s) | Education Activist, Firefighter |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Known for | Free of cost teaching in open air[1] |
| Awards | Pride of Performance[2] |
Mohammad Ayub Khan (Urdu: محمد ایوب خان), better known as Master Ayub, is a Pakistani educator, philanthropist and civil servant who is known for spending his after-job hours and weekends teaching students in an open-air school in F6 sector, Islamabad.[1][3][4]
Master Ayub has received the Pride of Performance award for his efforts over the decades.[2]
Personal life
Ayub, originally belonging to Mandi Bahauddin, is a firefighter at Fire Brigade.[citation needed] He has been in Islamabad since 30 years. Ayub started his open air, free of cost school when he moved to Islamabad for the job at Fire Brigade.[5]
Free of cost teaching
Ayub started teaching a group of four students in Islamabad's sector, F-6. The students have been increasing exponentially and currently 200 students are enrolled in the school.[citation needed] All the students studying at the school are underprivileged and are being taught free of cost.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Khan, Saadia (7 December 2014). "Master Ayub: Learning without a price tag". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ a b Usman, Maryam (21 September 2014). "International day of peace: Smiles give new meaning to peace". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Ali, Sobia (21 July 2011). "Voices Of Pakistan: Drifting In And Out Of Education". Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "PAKISTAN: Quality education still a long way off". IRIN News. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ a b Jazeera, Al. "Teaching Pakistan's Poor How To Read". interactive.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.