Abbas Gullet
Personal details
Born
Abbas Gullet

Modogashe, British Kenya
SpouseZaratun Gullet
Alma materLancaster University, McGill University, Hitotubashi University, and Bangalore School of Management
OccupationHumanitarian Worker

Abbas Gullet is a Kenyan humanitarian worker who, since 2001, has been secretary general of the Kenya Red Cross Society.

Life and work

Gullet was born in Modogashe, Garissa, in 1959.[1] Orphaned at an early age, he was adopted and raised by a family in Mombasa. His adoptive father was a role model for him.[2]

Gullet received his basic education from Buxton Primary School before proceeding to Mombasa Technical.[1]

Gullet worked for Kenya External Telecommunications Company and the Kenya Post and Telecommunications between 1978 and 1984, and first became part of Kenya Red Cross Society as a medical Officer in 1985. After several postings in Kenya and abroad, he was seconded by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) to Kenya in 2001.[3]

During his tenure, he transformed the Society from one that was facing multiple challenges, to a vibrant growing humanitarian organization, for which he was named "UN in Kenya Person of the Year" in 2007.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Standard Digital News - Kenya : Dedicated to Humanity". Standardmedia.co.ke. 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
  2. ↑ "The orphan who picked a big heart - Magazines". Businessdailyafrica.com. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
  3. ↑ "AABS - Case Study: Abbas Gullet: Three-fold Dilemma at Kenya Red Cross Society". Aabschools.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
  4. ↑ "UN Person of the Year Award". United Nations Information Centre Nairobi. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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