[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3625]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING AZIZ MEMON

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                      HON. DANIEL M. DONOVAN, JR.

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 23, 2016

  Mr. DONOVAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor former Staten Island 
resident Aziz Memon's endless commitment to rid the world of polio.
  Born in modern-day Mumbai, India to Pakistani parents, Aziz has 
always been a very self-motivated and socially-aware individual. This 
former Staten Islander is the very definition of altruism. From his 
first job teaching senior citizens at the age of thirteen, he has risen 
to become the Chairman of the Kings Group, a conglomerate of six 
companies in industries ranging from textiles to property development. 
In 1995, Aziz joined Rotary International, a global network of 
volunteer business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian 
services and works towards a better and more peaceful world. He served 
as President of the Rotary Club of Karachi in Pakistan from 2003 to 
2004, as well as Governor of Rotary International District 3270, 
Pakistan and Afghanistan from 2007 to 2008.
  Aziz has dedicated much of his time to eradicating polio in Pakistan, 
a country where the virus has been declared a national emergency and a 
global public health emergency by the Pakistani government and the 
World Health Organization, respectively. In the face of threats from 
the Taliban, which has banned polio vaccination and murdered those who 
have dared to defy them, Aziz has courageously continued his work to 
improve the lives of those less fortunate. He is currently the national 
chairman of Rotary International's Pakistan Polio Plus Committee. He 
has facilitated the opening of several health centers and has provided 
financial support to families of fieldworkers killed by the Taliban. He 
has received several awards in recognition of selfless dedication, 
including the Pride of Performance from the President of Pakistan and 
the Regional Service Award from Rotary International.
  Mr. Speaker, Aziz Memon's dedication to serving humanity and 
improving the global community is the essence of a model humanitarian. 
I thank him for all of his great work and I am proud to honor this 
great man who has consistently put others before himself.

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