Beacon of Light- Mohammad Farooq Bakali

 The Ninth Special Olympics World Summer Games were held in New Haven, Connecticut, USA on July 1-9 1995. More than 7,000 athletes from 143 countries gathered for competition in 21 sports. The event in itself is a unique and wonderful occasion and the coaches who help special people have the confidence to compete are far more special...the more we praise them the less it is.One of those coaches was Muhammad Farooq Bakali-A memon from Vasavad Memon Anjuman.A person who is very much concerned about physically challenged people and wish to settle them in the main stream.

A factory's maintenance chief by profession Muhammad Farooq Bakali is also handling responsibilities as Pakistan Medical Association Co-coordinator for special people since 1990 and organizes various events for many NGOs.

He is a Athlete(marathon runner),land scout petrol leader,sea scout and also plays badminton and tennis.He was the coach   for athletics in 1995 Special Olympics World Games held in New Heaven, Connecticut, USA.The team  won 6 GOLD, 4 SILVER AND 2 BRONZE MEDALS. He took the challenge of coaching  Tennis players in the Special Olympics World Summer Games held in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill in North Carolina, United States between June 26 and July 4, 1999 .The payers then secured 2 GOLD AND 2 SILVER MEDALS .Now he tried his skills to train badminton players for The 2005 Special Olympics Winter World Games  hosted at Nagano in Japan. 

He had been the torch bearer in National games and Pakistan special Olympics.He won many appreciations and awards including appreciation awards from Ex Presidents Of Pakistan Mr Farooq Ahmed Khan Laghari,Mr Raffiq Ahmed Tarrar and ex prime minister of Pakistan Mr Nawaz Shareef .

When asked why he is so much involved with special people he said,"Basically I am a sportsman and the main reason behind it is that my family is also effected with different categories of mental retardation."

How can we help in educating special people?."First we should aware the parents that they should not hide or lock their children at home.We must have an actual figure of special people.All special people are not mentally retarded.we do not have facilities to put them separately according to their categories.Border line case child can be adjusted in normal school.They just need a single jump to get into a normal life.What they need is proper assessment."

Mohammad Farooq Bakali's message to all memons:

We should start inclusive education system in our community schools ,support the effected families,try and

provide jobs to special people;they are special because they are doing extra ordinary effort for their

survival,our youth should come forward to support them,hope it would be informative enough May Allah give 

us courage to do something for secial people of our community

His services to the memon community;

•EX CHAIRMAN SPORTS COMMITTEE (ALL PAKISTAN MEMON FEDERATION.)




•EX CHAIRMAN YOUTH COMMITTEE (ALL PAKISTAN MEMON
FEDERATION.)

•CHAIRMAN SPORTS COMMITTEE A.P.M.F.(SECOND TIME) FOUNDER MEMON
YOUTH WING.

•CHAIRMAN SPORTS(ALL MEMON SPORTS ACADEMY(AMSA)

•MEMBER EXHIBITION COMMITTEE

•MEMBER EMPLOYMENT BUREAU COMMITTEE 

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•MEMBER RELIGIOUS COMMITTEE.

•EX MEMBER EDUCATION COMMITTEE

• •MEMBER MADICAL AID COMMITTEE.

Events organized By him for NGOs

•ANNUAL SPORTS FOR AGA KHAN SOCIAL WELFARE BOARD FOR PAKISTAN.

•FUND RAISING MELA FOR UJALA SCHOOL.

•YEARLY HEALTH WALK AND MARATHON PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

•TRAFFIC AWARENESS PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC SAFETY APMF.

•HEALTH WALK FOR KIDNEY CENTRE.

Pepsi Memon Cup for APMF two times